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Golden shiner (Notemigonus crysoleucas) fish species information

Scientific Name
Notemigonus crysoleucas

Common Name
Golden shiner

Biology
Adults inhabit vegetated lakes, ponds, swamps, backwaters and pools of creeks and small to medium rivers (Ref. 3814, 10294).

Classification

Classified By

Mitchill, 1814

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Carps (Cypriniformes)

Family

Minnows or carps (Cyprinidae)

Distribution

Region

North America

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.

Range

52°N - 25°N

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

35 °C

Depth From - meters

10 m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Freshwater; demersal; depth range 10 - ? m

Trophic Level

2.62 s.e. 0.14 Based on diet studies.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

False

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

True

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

True

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

30.0 cm

Common Length

14.4 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 1.0000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: minor commercial; aquaculture: commercial; aquarium: public aquariums; bait: usually

Vulnerability

Low to moderate vulnerability (31 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=2; tmax=5; Fec=200,000)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Least Concern (LC)