Rainbow Shiner
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Rainbow Shiner is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Notropis
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The Rainbow Shiner has a length of 5 to 8 centimeters. It has translucent color from pink to golden with a silver-black stripe along its flanks. The base of its fins are of a reddish color. Adult males change their color during the mating period. Their ventral fins become blue, their head turns purple and their nose turns red.
The Rainbow Shiner was originally endemic to the Mobile River
system, where it can be found in small clear rivers of drainage areas of the Alabama
, Coosa
and Black Warrior
rivers in particular. Now it also appears in some rivers in Tennessee
and is a popular pet fish for aquariums and ponds.
Rainbow Shiner spawns between May and June.
Notropis
Notropis, commonly known as the eastern shiners or simply "shiners", is a genus of cyprinid fish found in North America, and is the second largest genus of freshwater fish on the continent. Most small minnows found in North American belong to Notropis. Not all small cyprinids commonly referred...
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The Rainbow Shiner has a length of 5 to 8 centimeters. It has translucent color from pink to golden with a silver-black stripe along its flanks. The base of its fins are of a reddish color. Adult males change their color during the mating period. Their ventral fins become blue, their head turns purple and their nose turns red.
The Rainbow Shiner was originally endemic to the Mobile River
Mobile River
The Mobile River is located in southern Alabama in the United States. Formed out of the confluence of the Tombigbee and Alabama rivers, the approximately river drains an area of of Alabama, with a watershed extending into Mississippi, Georgia, and Tennessee. Its drainage basin is the...
system, where it can be found in small clear rivers of drainage areas of the Alabama
Alabama River
The Alabama River, in the U.S. state of Alabama, is formed by the Tallapoosa and Coosa rivers, which unite about north of Montgomery.The river flows west to Selma, then southwest until, about from Mobile, it unites with the Tombigbee, forming the Mobile and Tensaw rivers, which discharge into...
, Coosa
Coosa River
The Coosa River is a tributary of the Alabama River in the U.S. states of Alabama and Georgia. The river is about long altogether.The Coosa River is one of Alabama's most developed rivers...
and Black Warrior
Black Warrior River
The Black Warrior River is a waterway in west central Alabama in the southeastern United States. The river rises in the extreme southern edges of the Appalachian Highlands and flows 178 miles to the Tombigbee River, of which the Black Warrior is the primary tributary...
rivers in particular. Now it also appears in some rivers in Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
and is a popular pet fish for aquariums and ponds.
Rainbow Shiner spawns between May and June.
External links
- Rainbow shiner - picture on a website of Samford University
- Eric Brodock: Rainbow Shinher - article in Finformation (volume 62, issue 2), a magazin of the Greater Pittsburgh Aquarium Society
- Notropis chrosomus - Video on Youtube