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Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae Minnows
Subfamily: Pogonichthyinae
Genus: Luxilus

(See list of species below)


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9 species (see list below)
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Photo by N. Burkhead & R. Jenkins, courtesy of VDGIF

North America
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Luxilus albeolus (Jordan, 1889)

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Luxilus albeolus
[White shiner]

Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy

North America
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Luxilus cardinalis (Mayden, 1988)

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Luxilus cardinalis
[Cardinal shiner]

Photo by N. Burkhead & R. Jenkins, courtesy of VDGIF

North America
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Luxilus cerasinus (Cope, 1868)

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Luxilus cerasinus
[Crescent shiner]

Photo by Cornwall, J.D.

North America
Max. Length 24 cm TL
Luxilus chrysocephalus Rafinesque, 1820

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Luxilus chrysocephalus
[Striped shiner]

Photo by Crippen, C.

North America
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Luxilus coccogenis (Cope, 1868)

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Luxilus coccogenis
[Warpaint shiner]

Photo by Seelig, C.

North America
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Luxilus cornutus (Mitchill, 1817)

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Luxilus cornutus
[Common shiner]

Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy

North America
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Luxilus pilsbryi (Fowler, 1904)

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Luxilus pilsbryi
[Duskystripe shiner]

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North America
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Luxilus zonatus (Putnam, 1863)

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Luxilus zonatus
[Bleeding shiner]

Photo by Casten, L.

North America
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Luxilus zonistius Jordan, 1880

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Luxilus zonistius
[Bandfin shiner]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Luxilus albeolus White shiner North America 13 TL 1889
Luxilus cardinalis Cardinal shiner North America 11 TL 1988
Luxilus cerasinus Crescent shiner North America 11 TL 1868
Luxilus chrysocephalus Striped shiner North America 24 TL 1820
Luxilus coccogenis Warpaint shiner North America 14 TL 1868
Luxilus cornutus Common shiner North America 18 TL 1817
Luxilus pilsbryi Duskystripe shiner North America 13 TL 1904
Luxilus zonatus Bleeding shiner North America 13 TL 1863
Luxilus zonistius Bandfin shiner North America 10 TL 1880



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