Warpaint shiner (Luxilus coccogenis)

Scientific name: Luxilus coccogenis Cope, 1868

Warpaint shiner (Luxilus coccogenis)

The Warpaint shiner (Luxilus coccogenis) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae.

Biology

Adults inhabit gravel and rubble riffles and adjacent pools of clear, fast creeks and small to medium rivers; common in cool, clear streams with rocky substrates. Feed on mayfly nymphs and other aquatic immatures, with some terrestrial insects during spring, while summer food consists mostly of insects taken at the surface, with aquatic immatures. Oviparous, probably nest spawners like congeners.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Luxilus coccogenis
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
14.0
Common length
8.9
Environment
Freshwater; pelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: upper Tennessee River drainage in western Virginia, western North Carolina, Tennessee, northern Georgia and northern Alabama, USA and adjacent tributaries of Savannah River in North Carolina and South Carolina, Santee River in North Carolina and New River in North Carolina, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (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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