Spottail Shiner
Hudsonius hudsonius
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 879
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
Description
The spottail shiner or spottail minnow (Hudsonius hudsonius) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. It can be found as far north as Canada and as far south as the Chattahoochee River in Georgia. These shiners live in lakes, rivers, and creeks. They occupy the rocky or sandy shorelines and bottoms of the water. One of the defining features of a spottail shiner is the black spot found at the base of the caudal fin. These shiners generally spawn from late June through July.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Spottail shiner”.