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Luxilus

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Highscale shiners
Warpaint shiner (Luxilus coccogenis)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Luxilus
Rafinesque, 1820
Type species
Luxilus chrysocephalus
Rafinesque, 1820
Species

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Synonyms

Luxilus is a genus of cyprinid fish found in North America. They are commonly known as highscale shiners. There are currently nine species in the genus.

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References

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  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Luxilus". FishBase. August 2011 version.