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Notropis atherinoides (Common emerald shiner; Emerald shiner; Lake emerald shiner; Lake shiner; Shiner)

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Wikipedia Abstract

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 can grow to 3.5 inches in length and 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.
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Attributes

Adult Length [1]  5 inches (13 cm)
Brood Dispersal [1]  In the open
Brood Egg Substrate [1]  Pelagophils
Brood Guarder [1]  No
Litter Size [1]  8,733
Maximum Longevity [1]  4 years
Diet [2]  Omnivore, Planktivore, Detritivore
Female Maturity [1]  1 year

Protected Areas

Predators

Mergus serrator (Red-breasted Merganser)[3]
Phalacrocorax auritus (Double-crested Cormorant)[4]
Salvelinus namaycush (American lake char)[3]
Sander canadensis (Sauger)[3]
Sander vitreus (Walleye)[3]

Consumers

Range Map

External References

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Citations

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♦ 1Frimpong, E.A., and P. L. Angermeier. 2009. FishTraits: a database of ecological and life-history traits of freshwater fishes of the United States. Fisheries 34:487-495.
♦ 2Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org
♦ 3Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
♦ 4Diet of the Double-Crested Cormorant in Western Lake Erie, Michael T. Bur, Sandra L. Tinnirello, Charles D. Lovell, Jeff T. Tyson, USDA National Wildlife Research Center Symposia, 1997
♦ 5Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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