Luxilus Rafinesque [C. S.] 1820:237 Masc. Luxilus chrysocephalus Rafinesque 1820. Type by subsequent designation. Also appeared in Rafinesque 1820:47 (Dec.) [ref. 3592]. Type designated by Jordan & Gilbert 1877:86 [ref. 4907]. Luxulus is a misspelling. •Synonym of Notropis Rafinesque 1818, but a valid subgenus Luxilus -- (Gilbert 1964:110 [ref. 12397], Gilbert 1978:15 [ref. 7042], Mayden 1988 [ref. 6235]). •Valid as Luxilus Rafinesque 1820 -- (Mayden 1989:38 [ref. 12555], Dowling et al. 1992 [ref. 19888], Powers & Gold 1992 [ref. 19889], Jenkins & Burkhead 1994:366 [ref. 21581], Dowling & Naylor 1997:758 [ref. 23267], Gilbert 1998:17 [ref. 23395], Mayden et al. 2007:81 [ref. 36566]). Current status: Valid as Luxilus Rafinesque 1820. Leuciscidae: Pogonichthyinae.