The duskystripe shiner (''Luxilus pilsbryi'') is a freshwater

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in the family Cyprinidae, the carps and minnows. It occurs in tributaries of the

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and Little Red rivers of

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and

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. Its preferred habitat is rocky and sandy pools and runs of headwaters, creeks and small rivers.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q6413799 Luxilus Freshwater fish of the United States Fish described in 1904