Species of fish
Common shiner
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Scientific classification
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Domain:
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Eukaryota
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Kingdom:
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Animalia
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Phylum:
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Chordata
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Class:
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Actinopterygii
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Order:
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Cypriniformes
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Family:
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Cyprinidae
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Subfamily:
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Leuciscinae
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Genus:
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Luxilus
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Species:
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L. cornutus
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Binomial name
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Luxilus cornutus
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Synonyms
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- Cyprinus cornutus Mitchill, 1817
- Notropis cornutus (Mitchill, 1817)
- Cyprinus megalops Rafinesque, 1817
- Cyprinus melanurus Rafinesque, 1817
- Rutilus compressus Rafinesque, 1820
- Cyprinus haematopterus Rafinesque, 1820
- Cyprinus trivittatus Rafinesque, 1820
- Leuciscus vittatus DeKay, 1842
- Argyreus rubripinnis Heckel, 1843
- Leuciscus spirlingulus Valenciennes, 1844
- Leuciscus frontalis Agassiz, 1850
- Leuciscus gracilis Agassiz, 1850
- Plargyrus bowmani Girard, 1856
- Plargyrus argentatus Girard, 1856
- Notropis universitatis Evermann & Cockerell, 1909
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The common shiner (Luxilus cornutus) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae, found in North America. It ranges in length between 4 and 6 inches (10 and 15 cm), although they can reach lengths of up to 8 inches (20 cm).[2]