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Crescent shiner

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Crescent shiner
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Luxilus
Species:
L. cerasinus
Binomial name
Luxilus cerasinus
Cope, 1868
Synonyms
  • Notropis cerasinus (Cope, 1868)

The crescent shiner (Luxilus cerasinus) is a freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae, the carps and minnows. 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.[2]

References

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  1. ^ NatureServe (2013). "Luxilus cerasinus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202136A18234781. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202136A18234781.en.
  2. ^ Rainer Froese; Daniel Pauly, eds. (2017). "Crescent shiner Luxilus cerasinus Cope, 1868". Fishbase. Retrieved 19 November 2017.