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The rainbow shiner (Notropis chrosomus) is a North American species of ray-finned fish in the genus Notropis. The rainbow shiner has a length of 5 to 8 centimeters. It has translucent color from pink to golden with a silver-black stripe along its flanks. The base of its fins are of a reddish color. Adult males change their color during the ...
Shiner is a common name used in North America for any of several kinds of small, usually silvery fish, in particular a number of cyprinids, but also e.g. the shiner perch (Cymatogaster aggregata). Cyprinid shiners are: Eastern shiners, genus Notropis; Finescale shiners, genus Lythrurus; Flagfin shiners, genus Pteronotropis
Chub shiner, Notropis potteri [64] Kiamichi shiner, Notropis ortenburgeri [65] Mimic shiner, Notropis volucellus [66] Ozark minnow, Notropis nubilus [67] Ozark shiner, Notropis ozarcanus [68] Ouachita mountain shiner, Lythrurus snelsoni [69] Peppered shiner, Notropis perpallidus [70] Redfin shiner, Lythrurus umbratilis [71] Ribbon shiner ...
Notropis anogenus S. A. Forbes, 1885 (Pugnose shiner) Notropis ariommus (Cope, 1867) (Popeye shiner) Notropis asperifrons Suttkus & Raney, 1955 (Burrhead shiner) Notropis atherinoides Rafinesque, 1818 (Emerald shiner) Notropis atrocaudalis Evermann, 1892 (Blackspot shiner) †Notropis aulidion Chernoff & R. R. Miller, 1986 (Durango shiner)
The golden shiner (Notemigonus crysoleucas) is a cyprinid fish native to eastern North America. It is the sole member of its genus. Much used as a bait fish, it is probably the most widely pond-cultured fish in the United States. It can be found in Quebec, and its French name is "Mené jaune" or "Chatte de l'Est".
The common shiner is silvery colored (sometimes bronze) and has an "olive back with a dark dorsal stripe." [3] The common shiner is a freshwater fish found in North America. Adults inhabit rocky pools in small to medium rivers. They can live to be approximately 6 years old. [4] They are considered sexually mature by 7.4 centimetres (2.9 in). [4]
Often, scarlet shiners are absent from waters hosting trout, especially those at high elevations. [1] Competitors of the scarlet shiner are other fish that inhabit the same stream waters it does. A few examples are the striped shiner (Luxilus chrysocephalus), bluntnose minnow (Pimephales notatus), and the telescope shiner (Notropis telescopes ...
Lythrurus, the finescale shiners, is a genus of cyprinid fish found in North America. There are currently 11 species in this genus. There are currently 11 species in this genus. Species