Common shiner (Luxilus cornutus)

Scientific name: Luxilus cornutus Mitchill, 1817

Common shiner (Luxilus cornutus)

The Common shiner (Luxilus cornutus) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. In the aquarium it needs water at 31°C (88°F).

Common shiner care at a glance

Temperature
31°C (88°F)

Biology

Adults inhabit rocky pools near riffles in clear, cool creeks and small to medium rivers. They sometimes occur in lakes in northern part of range. Oviparous, nest spawners. Hybridization between Luxilus cornutus and Luxilus chrysocephalus occurs frequently in areas where the ranges of the two species overlap.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Luxilus cornutus
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
18.0
Common length
8.3
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: Atlantic, Great Lakes, Hudson Bay, and Mississippi River basins from Nova Scotia to southeastern Saskatchewan, Canada and south to James River drainage in Virginia, northern Ohio, central Missouri and Wyoming, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=1; tmax=4)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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