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Rainbow Shiner

Notropis chrosomus

Also known as: Rainbow Minnow

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2013
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Adult
@karitase · home, Australia · April 20201 / 1
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Overview

Found in schools, over gravelly creeks, pools, small rivers, and springs.
Widespread North America

Very common in the aquarium trade.
Cyprinids are stomachless fish with toothless jaws.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
red linesstripes
Behaviour
schooling

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Habitat & where to find it

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Found in schools, over gravelly creeks, pools, small rivers, and springs.

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    Taxonomy

    1. familyLeuciscidae
    2. genusNotropis
    3. speciesNotropis chrosomus (Jordan, 1877)

    SourcesWoRMSFishBase

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