About Luxilus cornutus (Mitchill, 1817)
The common shiner, whose scientific name is Luxilus cornutus (Mitchill, 1817), is a silvery freshwater fish that sometimes shows a bronze coloration. It has an olive back marked with a dark dorsal stripe. This fish is native to North America, where adult individuals live in rocky pools in small to medium-sized rivers. Common shiners can live for approximately 6 years, and reach sexual maturity when they grow to 7.4 centimetres, or 2.9 inches, in length. Breeding males develop a pinkish tint across most of their bodies, plus small bumps called tubercles on their heads. When compared to fish of the genus Notropis, common shiners have larger heads, larger eyes, and a larger mouth.
