golden shiner

Notemigonus crysoleucas

Thirty Two Centimeters Carp of North American Waters

Yellow
Tropical
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Atlantic Ocean
North America
Fusiform
Medium
Tropical fish

The golden shiner (Notemigonus crysoleucas) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae. This fish occurs in eastern North America. It is the sole member of its genus.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Notemigonus
Maximum length: 32 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: North America: Atlantic and Gulf Slope drainages from Nova Scotia in Canada to southern Texas, USA; Great Lakes, Hudson Bay (Red River), and Mississippi River basins west to Saskatchewan in Canada, and Montana, west Oklahoma and Texas in USA.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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