#2292 · 🐟 fish

Golden Shiner

Notemigonus crysoleucas

LCleast concern 🐟 Fish 📍 outside Europe

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Benji Beluga · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © moxostoma · CC BY 4.0
3. © Emilio Concari · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Emilio Concari · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © Quinn · CC BY 4.0
6. © Zach Fratello · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Lake Elkhorn, Columbia, MD, US:© jayce-the-creature-creator · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. CR-53, Killbuck, OH, US:© Cody Cromer · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Monongalia County, WV, USA:© Carrie Seltzer · CC BY 4.0
10. Ryder Way, Plymouth, MA, US:© cecebun15 · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

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".

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 5,729iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
5,729 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Samuel L. Mitchill in 1814 (212 years ago).