Crescent shiner
| Crescent 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. cerasinus
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| Binomial name | |
| Luxilus cerasinus (Cope, 1868)
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The crescent shiner (Luxilus cerasinus) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows.[2] It occurs in the James, Roanoke, Chowan, New, and the extreme upper Cape Fear River drainages in Virginia and North Carolina. Its preferred habitat is rocky and sandy pools and runs of headwaters, creeks and small rivers.[3]
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References
[edit]- ^ NatureServe (2013). "Luxilus cerasinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202136A18234781. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202136A18234781.en. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Luxilus cerasinus". FishBase. October 2024 version.