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Crescent shiner (Luxilus cerasinus)
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Crescent shiner (Luxilus cerasinus) specimen
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Cyprinidae

Crescent shiner

Luxilus cerasinus

Carp Reaching Eleven Centimeters

  • Temperate
  • Upper river
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • North America
  • Small
  • Temperate fish

Crescent shiner is a freshwater fish found around North America. It inhabits freshwater habitats. The largest recorded length is 11 cm.

Genus
Luxilus
Maximum length
11 cm
Water
Freshwater
Distribution
North America: James, Roanoke, Chowan, New, and extreme upper Cape Fear River drainages in Virginia and North Carolina, USA.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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