Highscale shiners | |
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Warpaint shiner (Luxilus coccogenis) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
Genus: | Luxilus Rafinesque, 1820 |
Type species | |
Luxilus chrysocephalus Rafinesque, 1820
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Species | |
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Synonyms | |
Luxilus is a genus of cyprinid fish found in North America. They are commonly known as highscale shiners. There are currently nine species in the genus.