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title: "Striped Shiner"
description: "Luxilus chrysocephalus — Ryby. The striped shiner (Luxilus chrysocephalus) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/striped-shiner
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Striped Shiner

> Luxilus chrysocephalus — Ryby. The striped shiner (Luxilus chrysocephalus) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows.

- Scientific name: *Luxilus chrysocephalus*
- Category: `fish` (Ryby)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Jeziora i rzeki)
- iNaturalist observations: 4399
- Wikidata: [Q6413408](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6413408)
- iNaturalist taxon: [104867](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/104867)

## Names

- en: Striped Shiner
- fr: Méné rayé

## Countries with the most observations

US (3707), CA (449)

## Summary

The striped shiner (Luxilus chrysocephalus) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. This species is found in eastern North America.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Striped_shiner

## Photo

![Striped Shiner](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/striped-shiner/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jeffrey A Ewick · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/161820546

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/striped-shiner?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).