Notemigonus crysoleucas (Mitchill, 1814)

Golden shiner

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Cypriniformes \| Cyprinidae
Synonyms	Cyprinus crysoleucas, Abramis versicolor, Cyprinus hemiplus, ... more
Common names	Golden shiner minnow, Méné jaune, Guldløje, ... more

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Main reference

Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott. 1991. (Ref. 3814)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5723); common length : 14.4 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12193); max. reported age: 9 years (Ref. 72462)

Environment

Demersal; freshwater; depth range 10 - ? m

Climate / Range

Temperate; ? - 35°C (Ref. 35682); 52°N - 25°N

North America: Atlantic and Gulf Slope drainages from Nova Scotia, Canada to southern Texas, USA; Great Lakes, Hudson Bay (Red River) and Mississippi River basins west to Alberta in Canada, Montana, Wyoming and western Oklahoma, USA.
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Adults inhabit vegetated lakes, ponds, swamps, backwaters and pools of creeks and small to medium rivers (Ref. 3814, 10294).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial; aquaculture: commercial; aquarium: public aquariums; bait: usually


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=2; tmax=5; Fec=200,000)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low to moderate vulnerability (31 of 100)	Not marketed/unknown

Entered by Luna, Susan M.

Modified by Ortañez, Auda Kareen

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