Crescent shiner
(Luxilus cerasinus)
Image source: jafisher | inaturalist.org
General data
Scientific names:
Crescent shiner
Habitat:
Freshwater
Climate:
Temperate
Native:
North America
The crescent shiner (Luxilus cerasinus) is a freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae, the carps 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.
