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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] Breeding males have a pinkish tint over most of their body and small bumps or tubercles on their head. [5]
The red shiner or red-horse minnow (Cyprinella lutrensis) is a North American species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. They are deep-bodied and laterally compressed, [2] and can grow to about 3 inches (7.6 cm) in length. For most of the year, both males and females have silver sides and whitish abdomens.
An extensive list of the freshwater fish found in California, ... Fathead Minnow: Pimephales promelas: Tench: Tinca tinca: Grass Carp: Ctenopharyngodon idella:
The following list of known freshwater fish species, subspecies, and hybrids occurring in Washington state is taken from Wydoski and Whitney(2003). Some scientific names have been updated or corrected. Trout nomenclature follows Behnke et al.(2002). Asterisks denote introduced fishes.
Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family, including the carps, the true minnows, and their relatives the barbs and barbels, among others. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family, and the largest vertebrate animal family overall, with about 3,000 species ; only 1,270 of these remain ...
Semotilus atromaculatus, known as the creek chub or the common creek chub, is a small minnow, a freshwater fish found in the eastern US and Canada.Differing in size and color depending on origin of development, the creek chub can usually be defined by a dark brown body with a black lateral line spanning horizontally across the body.
Mississippi silvery minnow, Hybognathus nuchalis [41] Ozark chub, Erimystax harryi [42] Pallid shiner, Notropis amnis [43] Plains minnow, Hybognathus placitus [44] Plains stoneroller, Campostoma plumbeum [45] Pugnose minnow, Notropis emiliae [46] Red River shiner, Notropis bairdi [47] Red shiner, Cyprinella lutrensis [48] Redspot chub, Nocomis ...
Silverjaw minnow (Notropis buccatus) Ironcolor shiner (Notropis chalybaeus) Spottail shiner (Notropis hudsonius) Swallowtail shiner (Notropis procne) Rosyface shiner (Notropis rubellus) Cheat minnow (Pararhinichthys bowersi) Bluntnose minnow (Pimephales notatus) Fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas) Eastern blacknose dace (Rhinichthys atratulus)