Bridle shiner

It is found in eastern North America from eastern Lake Ontario east to Maine and south to South Carolina.

The Bridle shiner lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater environment.

not be any ironcolor or bridle shiners in the Keystone State. Surrounded by dozens of aquaria holding thousands of shiners at the University More

The Bridle Shiner (Notropis bifrenatus) is a member of the Minnow family (Cyprinidae). This species has been identified as Special Concern by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC). More

Bridle Shiner (Notropis bifrenatus) This is an Atlantic coast species ranging from eastern New Hampshire to the Rappahannock, York, James and Chowan drainages of Virginia and the Neuse River of eastern North Carolina. More

OVERVIEW: 28-40 mm in length, the bridle shiner is a small minnow. It has large eyes. It is slim, sometimes deep-bodied. The dorsal fin origin is above the front half of the pelvic fin base. Its snout is somewhat rounded or pointed and it has a slightly subterminal mouth. More

Bridle shiners can spawn in either their first or second years; they do so in the late spring and summer when water temperatures are warm—between 14 and 27°C. Eggs are simply distributed over vegetation; they are not tended by the parents. More

Bridle Shiner (Notropis bifrenatus) Back to the Minnow Family | =Back to Fish Images More

Bridle Shiner (Notropis bifrenatus) - reproductive habitat surface area (Lake St. Louis to Trois-Rivi More

the bridle shiner Notropis bifrenatus, and the ironcolor shiner Notropis chalybaeus, were found to inhabit a 2.45 km stretch of the stream below the proposed construction zone. More

Status of the bridle shiner (Notropis bifrenatus) in the Upper Delaware River Authors: Shane Moser, Richard Horwitz, Paul Overbeck, and Dave Keller, Academy of Natural Sciences Date/Time: Monday, April 28 ~ 2:30 pm - More

The bridle shiner, the survey suggests, can survive in the presence of introduced largemouth bass, as long as there's native vegetation on the bottom for the shiner to hide in. It can survive in gopped-up water as long as there are no bass. More

bridle shiner, is raising big concerns among scientists keeping tabs on the health of the Upper Delaware River. More

Features: The Bridle Shiner (Notropis bifrenatus) is a straw-coloured minnow that prefers unpolluted streams and lakes. It forages among dense aquatic vegetation where it finds aquatic insect larvae for food. More

The Academy of Natural Sciences' scientists Shane Moser (left) and David Keller use seine nets to look for the dwindling bridle shiner, a key indicator of environmental health, (c) The Academy of Natural SciencesThe Academy of Natural Sciences' scientists Shane Moser (left) and David Keller use seine nets to look for the dwindling bridle shiner, a key indicator of environmental health, (c) The Academy of Natural Sciences More

Bridle shiner—not easy to spot at less than two inches long—once were abundant in the mid-Atlantic region, including small streams in Southeastern Pennsylvania. Their steady decline has prompted Pennsylvania to classify the fish as endangered. More

Common names

bridle shiner in English
Jeleček montgomerský in Czech (česky)
méné d?herbe in French (français)
méné d'herbe in French (français)
Ohjashohtaja in Finnish (suomen kieli)
双美洲鱥 in Mandarin Chinese
雙美洲鱥 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Cypriniformes
Family : Cyprinidae
Genus : Notropis
Species : Notropis bifrenatus
Authority : Cope, 1867