River shiner
(Notropis blennius)
General data
Scientific names:
River shiner
Habitat:
Freshwater
Climates:
Subtropical, Temperate, Continental
Native:
North America
The river shiner (Notropis blennius) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Notropis. It is found in the United States and Canada, where it inhabits the Hudson Bay basin from Alberta to Manitoba, south through the Red Red River in Minnesota and North Dakota; and the Mississippi River basin from Wisconsin and Minnesota to Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi, west to eastern Colorado, and east to West Virginia.
Max length : 13 cm TL male/unsexed; common length : 7.6 cm TL male/unsexed;
Inhabits pools and main channels of medium to large rivers, usually over sand and gravel. Feeds on cladocerans and a variety of immature aquatic insects.
