Cardinal shiner
| Cardinal shiner | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Leuciscidae |
| Genus: | Luxilus |
| Species: | L. cardinalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Luxilus cardinalis (Mayden, 1988)
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Notropis cardinalis Mayden, 1988 | |
The cardinal shiner (Luxilus cardinalis) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows.[2] It occurs from the Arkansas River drainage in southwestern Missouri, northwestern Arkansas, eastern Kansas and eastern Oklahoma to the Red River drainage in southeastern Oklahoma, where it was probably introduced. Its preferred habitat is rocky and sandy pools and runs of headwaters, creeks and small rivers.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ NatureServe (2013). "Luxilus cardinalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202135A18232235. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202135A18232235.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Luxilus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ^ Rainer Froese; Daniel Pauly, eds. (2017). "Cardinal shiner Luxilus cardinalis Mayden, 1988". Fishbase. Retrieved 19 November 2017.