Crescent shiner

Crescent shiner
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Leuciscidae
Genus:	Luxilus
Species:	L. cerasinus
Binomial name
Luxilus cerasinus (Cope, 1868)
Synonyms [2]
Hypsilepis cornutus cerasinus Cope. 1868 Notropis cerasinus (Cope, 1868)

The crescent shiner (Luxilus cerasinus) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. ^[2] It occurs in the James, Roanoke, Chowan, New, and the extreme upper Cape Fear River drainages in Virginia and North Carolina. Its preferred habitat is rocky and sandy pools and runs of headwaters, creeks and small rivers. ^[3]

• In North Carolina
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References

1. NatureServe (2013). "Luxilus cerasinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013 e.T202136A18234781. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202136A18234781.en . Retrieved 13 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.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Luxilus cerasinus". FishBase . October 2024 version.

• https://fl.biology.usgs.gov/Southeastern_Aquatic_Fauna/Freshwater_Fishes/Fish_Biographies_1/fish_biographies_1.html