The white shiner (Luxilus albeolus) is a freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae, the carps and minnows. It occurs on the Atlantic Slope from the Chowan River system in Virginia to the Cape Fear River drainage in North Carolina to the upper New River drainage in West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina. Its preferred habitat is rocky and sandy pools and runs of headwaters, creeks and small rivers.[2]
| White shiner | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Luxilus |
| Species: | L. albeolus
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| Binomial name | |
| Luxilus albeolus Jordan, 1889
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References
edit- ^ NatureServe (2013). "Luxilus albeolus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202134A18230426. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202134A18230426.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Rainer Froese; Daniel Pauly, eds. (2017). "White shiner Luxilus albeolus Jordan, 1889". Fishbase. Retrieved 19 November 2017.