White shiner

The white shiner (Luxilus albeolus) is a freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae, the carps and minnows. It occurs on the Atlantic Slope from the Chowan River system in Virginia to the Cape Fear River drainage in North Carolina to the upper New River drainage in West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina. Its preferred habitat is rocky and sandy pools and runs of headwaters, creeks and small rivers.[2]

White shiner
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Luxilus
Species:
L. albeolus
Binomial name
Luxilus albeolus
Jordan, 1889

References

  1. NatureServe. 2013. Luxilus albeolus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T202134A18230426. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202134A18230426.en. Downloaded on 26 November 2017.
  2. Rainer Froese; Daniel Pauly, eds. (2017). "White shiner Luxilus albeolus Jordan, 1889". Fishbase. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
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