Luxilus cornutus (Mitchill, 1817)
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 common shiner (Luxilus cornutus) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. This fish is found in North America. It ranges in length between 4 and 6 inches (10 and 15 cm), although they can reach lengths of up to 8 inches (20 cm).
Wikipedia contributors, Common shiner; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:05:50.317391+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Luxilus cornutus (Mitchill, 1817)
- Name authority
- (Mitchill, 1817)
- 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 cornutus (Mitchill, 1817)
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 cerasinus (Cope, 1868) | 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 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.
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=862600 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:3WH79. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.