Luxilus cardinalis, Cardinal shiner

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Luxilus cardinalis (Mayden, 1988)

Cardinal shiner
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Classification / Names Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes(Genre, Espèce) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

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

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

; eau douce démersal. Temperate; 38°N - 33°N

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri

North America: Arkansas River drainage in southwestern Missouri, northwestern Arkansas, eastern Kansas and eastern Oklahoma, USA; and Red River drainage in southeastern Oklahoma, where probably introduced.

Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 86798)

Biologie     Glossaire (ex. epibenthic)

Inhabits rocky runs, riffles, and flowing pools of creeks and small to medium rivers (Ref. 86798). Oviparous (Ref. 205), probably nest spawners like congeners.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves

Référence principale Upload your references | Références | Coordinateur | Collaborateurs

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)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)


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