The bandfin shiner (''Luxilus zonistius'') is a freshwater

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

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and

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, adjacent tributaries of Savannah, Altamaha, and Coosa rivers in Georgia, and the

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

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q6413010 Luxilus Freshwater fish of the United States Fish described in 1880