Common shiner

Common shiner
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Luxilus
Species:
L. cornutus
Binomial name
Luxilus cornutus
(Mitchill, 1817)
Synonyms
  • 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

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]

  1. ^ NatureServe (2015). "Luxilus cornutus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T202138A76572315. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-1.RLTS.T202138A76572315.en.
  2. ^ "Common Shiner (Notropis cornutus)". Archived from the original on 2008-05-04. Retrieved 2008-06-06.