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title: "Golden Shiner"
description: "Notemigonus crysoleucas — Pesci. The golden shiner (Notemigonus crysoleucas) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/golden-shiner
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Golden Shiner

> Notemigonus crysoleucas — Pesci. The golden shiner (Notemigonus crysoleucas) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae.

- Scientific name: *Notemigonus crysoleucas*
- Category: `fish` (Pesci)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi)
- iNaturalist observations: 5632
- Wikidata: [Q968614](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q968614)
- iNaturalist taxon: [51351](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/51351)

## Names

- en: Golden Shiner
- de: Goldbrassen
- es: Carpita dorada
- fr: Méné jaune

## Countries with the most observations

US (4232), CA (889)

## Summary

The golden shiner (Notemigonus crysoleucas) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae. This fish occurs in eastern North America. It is the sole member of its genus. Commonly used as a bait fish, it is probably the most widely pond-cultured fish in the United States. It can be found in Quebec and elsewhere in southeastern Canada west to Manitoba or Saskatchewan, and its French name is Méné jaune  or Chatte de l'Est.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_shiner

## Photo

![Golden Shiner](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/golden-shiner/medium.jpg)

Photo: Without Borders · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/228166673

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/golden-shiner?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).