Emerald shiner

Emerald shiner
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Clade: Pogonichthyinae
Genus: Notropis
Species:
N. atherinoides
Binomial name
Notropis atherinoides
Synonyms
  • Minnilus dinemus Rafinesque, 1820
  • Alburnus nitidus Kirtland, 1854
  • Alburnus acutus Lapham, 1854
  • Alburnus dilectus Girard, 1856
  • Alburnus lepidulus Girard, 1856
  • Alburnus oligaspis Cope, 1865
  • Alburnellus jaculus Cope, 1867
  • Leuciscus copii Günther, 1868
  • Notropis louisianae Evermann, 1898

The emerald shiner (Notropis atherinoides) is one of hundreds of small, silvery, slender fish species known as shiners. The identifying characteristic of the emerald shiner is the silvery emerald color on its sides. It is found across North America from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico, commonly in large, deep lakes and rivers, though sometimes in smaller bodies of water as well. It feeds on small organisms such as zooplankton and insects, congregating in large groups near the surface of the water. It is a quite common fish and is often used as a bait fish.

  1. ^ NatureServe (2013). "Notropis atherinoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202288A18229138. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202288A18229138.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.