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The rainbow shiner was originally endemic to the Mobile River system, where it can be found in small clear rivers of drainage areas of the Alabama, Coosa and Black Warrior rivers in particular. Now it also appears in some rivers in Tennessee and is a popular pet fish for aquariums and ponds. The rainbow shiner spawns between May and June.
Notropis is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. They are known commonly as eastern shiners. [1] They are native to North America, and are the continent's second largest genus. [2][3] A 1997 phylogenetic analysis placed the genus in a clade with Campostoma, Cyprinella, Phenacobius, Platygobio and Rhinichthys. [4]
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.
Shiner (fish) Shiner is a common name used in North America for any of several kinds of small, usually silvery fish, in particular a number of cyprinids, but also e.g. the shiner perch (Cymatogaster aggregata). Cyprinid shiners are: Eastern shiners, genus Notropis. Finescale shiners, genus Lythrurus. Flagfin shiners, genus Pteronotropis.
Golden shiner. The golden shiner (Notemigonus crysoleucas) is a cyprinid fish native to eastern North America. It is the sole member of its genus. Much used as a bait fish, it is probably the most widely pond-cultured fish in the United States. It can be found in Quebec, and its French name is "Mené jaune" or "Chatte de l'Est".
Not native to Colorado. The Redside shiner will inhabit areas such as lakes, ponds, and rivers with a slow current to a non-existent current. The Redside shiner will consume plankton, aquatic insects, and snails in their diet. Redside shiners will grow to a length of about 7 inches long. [58] LC Found in the Arctic, Bonneville, and Missouri basins.
Spottail shiner. The spottail shiner or spottail minnow (Notropis hudsonius) is a small- to medium-sized freshwater minnow. It can be found as far north as Canada and as far south as the Chattahoochee River in Georgia. These shiners live in lakes, rivers, and creeks. They occupy the rocky or sandy shorelines and bottoms of the water.
The decrease in stocking won’t be noticed by anglers for a couple years as it takes at least two years before the steelhead grow to the size to spawn and return to the creeks.