What is the golden shiner?

Golden Shiner or Notemigonus Crysoleucas is a type of fish intestinal usually occurring in the warm shallow waters of lakes, ponds, streams, reservoirs and marshes across North America. In general, it has a gold or silver shine with an olive -colored back. The first -colorfuls are usually colorless, but breeding males can have a yellow, orange or red pan and anal fins. As is characteristic of the intestines, gold shiners are usually very small, although some can reach a length of over 10 inches (260 mm), while women are generally larger than men. Fishermen commonly use gold shiners as bait when trying to catch larger fish. It can survive at temperatures up to 97 ° F (36 ° C). Although the Golden Shiner is most commonly found in warm waters, it can sometimes create its home in cold temperatures if there is a warm area for breeding in the area.

This fish is almost always found in groups or schools, even ifBreed, which is also known as friction. The period of reproduction for the Golden Shiner usually takes place between March and September, when water temperatures reach 68 ° C (20 ° C). Females usually store between 2,700 and 4,700 eggs in sandstone fragments. Sometimes it stores their eggs in the nests of the Largemouth bass, which can lead to a higher level of survival in young golden shiners, because the bass Largemouth protects their nest. The males swim behind the women and fertilize the eggs as soon as they are stored.

After storing and fertilization of the eggs, there will be no further care from the superior fish. Generally, eggs hatch within four or five days. The newly hatched gold shinery usually holds together in large schools near the coast and feeds on rotify and algae. In cold waters, golden shines generally grow to a length of 1.4 to 1.8 in (36 to 46 mm) during the year. In warm water, they can reach a length of 3 inches (76 mm). Young fish can grow to a length of up to 5.5 inches (140 mm) until the second year of life, but then their growth usually slows down significantly.

OnceThe golden shiner reaches maturity, begins to feed mainly Zoplankton, insects, small fish, molluscs and crustaceans such as water fleas and crayfish. If the food becomes rare, it is known that adults eat algae. His simplified body, a small head and pointed snitching help in hunting. Fish hunt mainly with sight, so it is generally the most active during the day.

The golden shiner is the prey of larger fish, birds and sea turtles. When predators are present, these fish often travel in schools and, unlike their typical behavior, avoid hunting during the day. Under these conditions, Golden Shiner usually looks for food at night if they have a harder time to see them.