Rosyface shiner

Rosyface shiner
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Notropis
Species: N. rubellus
Binomial name
Notropis rubellus
Agassiz, 1850

The rosyface shiner (Notropis rubellus) is a small North American fish.

Description

The species can grow to 9 cm (3.5 in).[1] It is olive-colored to bluish with an orange lateral stripe, and breeding males are reddish. Its maximum reported age is 3 years.[1] It has one dorsal fin, one anal fin, and two ventral fins.

Distribution and habitat

It can be found throughout the central and eastern United States and southern Canada in clear pools and riffles in large creeks and small rivers.[1]

Diet

The rosyface shiner eats insects, fish eggs, algae and inorganic material, although insects make up a large majority of its diet.

References

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