Golden Shiner

Notemigonus crysoleucas

About This Fish

The Golden Shiner is widespread across central and eastern North America from Texas to Nova Scotia, including Gulf and Atlantic coast, Mississippi River, Great Lakes-St. Lawrence, and Hudson Bay drainages. This fish has been introduced widely outside of its native range because of its popularity as a common bait fish. They can live in a variety of habitats in a range of temperatures and salinities. Golden Shiners have a narrow body and a ridge along their belly without scales. As the common name suggests, Golden Shiners have a golden coloration on their body.

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Notemigonus

Alabama (AL), Georgia (GA), Mississippi (MS), Tennessee (TN), Kentucky (KY), North Carolina (NC), Virginia (VA)

Conasauga – 03150101, Coosawattee – 03150102, Oostanaula – 03150103, Etowah – 03150104, Upper Coosa – 03150105, Middle Coosa – 03150106, Lower Coosa – 03150107, Upper Tallapoosa – 03150108, Middle Tallapoosa – 03150109, Lower Tallapoosa – 03150110, Upper Alabama – 03150201, Cahaba – 03150202, Middle Alabama – 03150203, Lower Alabama – 03150204, Upper Tombigbee – 03160101, Town – 03160102, Buttahatchee – 03160103, Tibbee – 03160104, Luxapallila – 03160105, Middle Tombigbee-Lubbub – 03160106, Sipsey – 03160107, Noxubee – 03160108, Mulberry – 03160109, Sipsey Fork – 03160110, Locust – 03160111, Upper Black Warrior – 03160112, Lower Black Warrior – 03160113, Middle Tombigbee-Chickasaw – 03160201, Sucarnoochee – 03160202, Lower Tombigbee – 03160203, Mobile Tensaw – 03160204, Mobile Bay – 03160205, Upper Cumberland – 05130101, Rockcastle – 05130102, Upper Cumberland-Lake Cumberland – 05130103, South Fork Cumberland – 05130104, Obey – 05130105, Upper Cumberland-Cordell Hull Reservior – 05130106, Caney – 05130108, Lower Cumberland-Old Hickory Lake – 05130201, Lower Cumberland – 05130205, Red – 05130206, South Fork Holston – 06010102, Watauga, North Carolina, Tennessee – 06010103, Upper French Board – 06010105, Pigeon – 06010106, Lower French Board – 06010107, Upper Little Tennessee – 06010202, Lower Little Tennessee – 06010204, Lower Clinch – 06010207, Emory – 06010208, Middle Tennessee-Chickamauga – 06020001, Hiwassee – 06020002, Ocoee – 06020003, Sequatchie – 06020004, Guntersville Lake – 06030001, Wheeler Lake – 06030002, Lower Elk – 06030004, Pickwick Lake – 06030005, Bear – 06030006, Lower Tennessee-Beech – 06040001, Upper Duck – 06040002, Lower Duck – 06040003, Buffalo – 06040004, Kentucky Lake – 06040005, Lower Tennessee – 06040006

Golden Shiner

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