Golden shiner (Notemigonus crysoleucas)
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General data
- Main name: Golden shiner
- Local names: Golden shiner minnow
- Climates: Subtropical, Temperate
- Habitat: Freshwater
- Native: North America
- Distribution: Klamath River, Connecticut River, Savannah river, St. Lawrence River, Columbia River, Chesapeake Bay, View all... Potomac River, Mississippi River
Classification
- Genus: Notemigonus - Golden shiners
- Family: Leuciscidae - Chub family
- Order: Cypriniformes - Carps
- Class: Actinopteri - Ray-finned fishes
- Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes