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Luxilus cerasinus (Cope, 1868)

Crescent shiner
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> Cypriniformes (Carps) > Leuciscidae (Minnows) > Pogonichthyinae
Etymology: Luxilus: Latin, luxilus, derived from Lux = light, refered to a small silvery fish (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Cope.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

; Água doce demersal. Temperate; 38°N - 36°N

Distribuição Países | Áreas da FAO | Ecossistemas | Ocorrências | Point map | Introduções | Faunafri

North America: James, Roanoke, Chowan, New, and extreme upper Cape Fear River drainages in Virginia and North Carolina, USA.

Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 86798)

Biologia     Glossário (p.ex. epibenthic)

Inhabits rocky and sandy pools and runs of headwaters, creeks and small rivers (Ref. 86798). Oviparous (Ref. 205), probably nest spawners like congeners.

Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento Maturities | Reprodução | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvas

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Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 2011. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 663p. (Ref. 86798)

Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435)

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