The bandfin shiner (Luxilus zonistius) is a freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae, the carps and minnows. It occurs in tributaries of the Apalachicola River drainage in Georgia, Alabama and Florida, adjacent tributaries of Savannah, Altamaha, and Coosa rivers in Georgia, and the Tallapoosa River in Georgia and Alabama. Its preferred habitat is rocky and sandy pools and runs of headwaters, creeks and small rivers.[2]

Bandfin shiner
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Luxilus
Species:
L. zonistius
Binomial name
Luxilus zonistius
(Jordan, 1880)
Synonyms

Notropis zonistius

References

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  1. ^ NatureServe (2013). "Luxilus zonistius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202141A18234024. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202141A18234024.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Rainer Froese; Daniel Pauly, eds. (2017). "Bandfin shiner Luxilus zonistius Jordan, 1880". Fishbase. Retrieved 19 November 2017.