Bleeding shiner
Bleeding shiner | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Genus: | Luxilus |
Species: | L. zonatus |
Binomial name | |
Luxilus zonatus (Putnam, 1863) | |
Synonyms | |
Notropis zonatus |
The bleeding shiner (Luxilus zonatus) is a freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae, the carps and minnows. It occurs in tributaries of Ozark-draining tributaries of the Missouri, and Mississippi rivers in southern Missouri and northeastern Arkansas. Its preferred habitat is rocky and sandy pools and runs of headwaters, creeks and small rivers.[2]
References
- ↑ NatureServe. 2013. Luxilus zonatus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T202140A18232045. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202140A18232045.en. Downloaded on 26 November 2017.
- ↑ Rainer Froese; Daniel Pauly, eds. (2017). "Bleeding shiner Luxilus zonatus Putnam, 1863". Fishbase. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
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