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Common shiner
Luxilus cornutus
- Freshwater
- Least Concern
- Max length
- 20 cm
Classification
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Luxilus
Distribution
- North America - Inland waters
About the common shiner
The common shiner (Luxilus cornutus) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. This fish is 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).
Behaviour
The common shiner eats "terrestrial and aquatic insects, vegetation, and other fishes."
Description from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA.
Where the common shiner lives
Distribution data from GBIF (DOI: 10.15468/dl.8rzs8d).
Also known as
- Méné à nageoires rouges
- 角閃光美洲鱥
Where to catch common shiner
- Arkansas River at Salida United States River · Colorado
- Green River (Flaming Gorge) United States River · Wyoming-Utah
- Kenai River United States River · Alaska
- Kentucky Lake United States Reservoir · Kentucky-Tennessee
- Lake Champlain United States Lake · Vermont-New York
- Lake Erie at Cleveland United States Lake · Ohio
