Emerald shiner
📖 Overview
Adults inhabit lakes and pools and runs of medium to large rivers. They are most common in clear water over sand or gravel. Form schools . Move to the surface at dusk to feed on microcrustaceans, midge larvae, and algae; descend to deeper waters at daybreak . They are preyed upon by birds (gulls, terns, mergansers, cormorants) and fishes . Oviparous .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Emerald shiner is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Emerald shiner is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic; potamodromous . Temperate; 0°C - 31°C ; 64°N - 30°N North America: widely distributed throughout Canada and south to Virginia and Texas, USA.
🌿 Ecology
microcrustaceans, midge larvae, and algae; descend to deeper waters at daybreak (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Common Emerald Shiner · Emerald Shiner · Lake Emerald Shiner · Lake Shiner · Shiner |
| 🌍CES | jeleček aterinovitý |
| 🇫🇷French | méné émeraude |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Brilhante-esmeralda |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Атериновидный нотропис |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alburnellus jaculus | Cope | 1867 | Synonym |
| Alburnus acutus | Lapham | 1854 | Synonym |
| Alburnus dilectus | Girard | 1856 | Synonym |
| Alburnus lepidulus | Girard | 1856 | Synonym |
| Alburnus nitidus | Kirtland | 1854 | Synonym |
| Alburnus oligaspis | Cope | 1865 | Heterotypic |
| Leuciscus copii | Günther | 1868 | Synonym |
| Minnilus dinemus | Rafinesque | 1820 | Synonym |
| Minulus dinemus | Rafinesque | 1820 | Synonym |
| Notropis atherinoides acutus | Lapham | 1854 | Synonym |
| Notropis atherinoides atherinoides | Rafinesque | 1818 | Synonym |
| Notropis atherinoides caddonis | Meek | 1891 | Synonym |
| Notropis louisianae | Evermann | 1898 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 97 records indexed .
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