Luxilus cerasinus (Cope, 1868)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The crescent shiner (Luxilus cerasinus) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. It occurs in the James, Roanoke, Chowan, New, and the extreme upper Cape Fear River drainages in Virginia and North Carolina. Its preferred habitat is rocky and sandy pools and runs of headwaters, creeks and small rivers.
Wikipedia contributors, Crescent shiner; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:05:42.578138+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Luxilus cerasinus (Cope, 1868)
- Name authority
- (Cope, 1868)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Luxilus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCypriniformes
- familyCyprinidae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyLeuciscinae Bonaparte, 1835
- genusLuxilus Rafinesque, 1820
- speciesLuxilus cerasinus (Cope, 1868)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Luxilus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Luxilus albeolus (Jordan, 1889) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Luxilus cardinalis (Mayden, 1988) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Luxilus pilsbryi (Fowler, 1904) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Luxilus zonatus (Putnam, 1863) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Luxilus chrysocephalus Rafinesque, 1820 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Luxilus coccogenis (Cope, 1868) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Luxilus cornutus (Mitchill, 1817) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Luxilus zonistius Jordan, 1880 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Notropis cerasinus (Cope, 1868) (Cope, 1868) | synonym |
| Hypsilepis cornutus cerasinus Cope, 1868 Cope, 1868 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1461253 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3WH75. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.