Luxilus

Luxilus
Striped shiners (Luxilus chrysocephalus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae
Subfamily: Pogonichthyinae
Genus: Luxilus
Rafinesque, 1820
Type species
Luxilus chrysocephalus
Rafinesque, 1820
Species

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Synonyms

Luxilus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. The species in this genus are found in North America. They are commonly known as highscale shiners.

Species

Luxilus contains the following valid species:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Pogonichthyinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  2. ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Luxilus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 March 2025.