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Cyprinidae
Duskystripe shiner
Luxilus pilsbryi
Thirteen Centimeters Carp of North American Waters
- Temperate
- Northern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- North America
- Small
- Temperate fish
Temperate
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
SmallThe duskystripe shiner (Luxilus pilsbryi) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. It occurs in tributaries of the White and Little Red rivers of Missouri and Arkansas. Its preferred habitat is rocky and sandy pools and runs of headwaters, creeks and small rivers.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Luxilus
- Maximum length
- 13 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Distribution
- North America: White (excluding Black River system) and Little Red River systems in southern Missouri and northern Arkansas, USA.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
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Order
Family
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