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title: "Common Shiner"
description: "Luxilus cornutus — Peixes. The common shiner (Luxilus cornutus) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/common-shiner
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Common Shiner

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

- Scientific name: *Luxilus cornutus*
- Category: `fish` (Peixes)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 5393
- Wikidata: [Q3763094](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3763094)
- iNaturalist taxon: [58618](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/58618)

## Names

- en: Common Shiner
- de: Gewöhnliche Elritze
- fr: Méné à nageoires rouges

## Countries with the most observations

US (3030), CA (1874)

## Summary

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).

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Carter Dorscht · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/83644526

## Machine access

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