- Emerald shiner
Taxobox | name = Emerald Shiner
image_width = 250px
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis =Actinopterygii
ordo =Cypriniformes
familia =Cyprinidae
genus = "Notropis "
species = "N. atherinoides"
binomial = "Notropis atherinoides"
binomial_authority = Rafinesque,1818 The emerald shiner ("Notropis atherinoides") is one of hundreds of small, silvery, slender fish known as shiners. The identifying characteristic of the emerald shiner is the silvery emerald color on its sides. It can grow to 3.5 inches in length and is found across
North America fromCanada to theGulf of Mexico , commonly in large, deep lakes and rivers, though sometimes in smaller bodies of water as well. It feeds on small organisms such aszooplankton andinsects , congregating in large groups near the surface of the water. It is a quite common fish and is often used as abait fish .References
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*External links
* [http://www.rook.org/earl/bwca/nature/fish/notropisath.html A fact sheet by Earl J. S. Rook] - part of a collection of fact sheets put together on organisms found in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.
* [http://ohiodnr.com/wildlife/Fishing/aquanotes-fishid/eshiner.htm Ohio Department of Natural Resources life history notes]
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