Golden shiner (Notemigonus crysoleucas)

Scientific name: Notemigonus crysoleucas Mitchill, 1814

The Golden shiner (Notemigonus crysoleucas) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. In the aquarium it needs water at 35°C (95°F).

Golden shiner care at a glance

Adults inhabit vegetated lakes, ponds, swamps, backwaters and pools of creeks and small to medium rivers.

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Scientific name: Notemigonus crysoleucas
Family: Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order: Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length: 30.0
Common length: 14.4
Depth range: 10 m (33 ft)
Environment: Freshwater; demersal; depth range 10 - ? m
Climate: Temperate
Distribution: North America: Atlantic and Gulf Slope drainages from Nova Scotia, Canada to southern Texas, USA; Great Lakes, Hudson Bay (Red River) and Mississippi River basins west to Alberta in Canada, Montana, Wyoming and western Oklahoma, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN): Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans: Harmless
Uses: Fisheries: minor commercial; aquaculture: commercial; aquarium: public aquariums; bait: usually
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=2; tmax=5; Fec=200,000)