Fish Identification

Fish Identification: Find Species

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

(See list of species below)


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7 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)
Photo by N. Burkhead & R. Jenkins, courtesy of VDGIF
 
Luxilus albeolus
[White shiner]
Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy

North America
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Luxilus cardinalis (Mayden, 1988)
Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy
 
Luxilus cardinalis
[Cardinal shiner]
Photo by N. Burkhead & R. Jenkins, courtesy of VDGIF

North America
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Luxilus cerasinus (Cope, 1868)
Photo by N. Burkhead & R. Jenkins, courtesy of VDGIF
 
Luxilus cerasinus
[Crescent shiner]
Photo by Cornwall, J.D.

North America
Max. Length 24 cm TL
Luxilus chrysocephalus Rafinesque, 1820
Photo by Cornwall, J.D.
 
Luxilus chrysocephalus
[Striped shiner]
Photo by Seelig, C.

North America
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Luxilus cornutus (Mitchill, 1817)
Photo by Seelig, C.
 
Luxilus cornutus
[Common shiner]
Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy

North America
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Luxilus pilsbryi (Fowler, 1904)
Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy
 
Luxilus pilsbryi
[Duskystripe shiner]
Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy

North America
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Luxilus zonatus (Putnam, 1863)
Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy
 
Luxilus zonatus
[Bleeding 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 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



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