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Spottail Shiner
Hudsonius hudsonius
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Bluntnose MinnowPimephales notatus
Common ShinerLuxilus cornutus
Eastern Silvery MinnowHybognathus regius
Golden ShinerNotemigonus crysoleucas
Emerald ShinerNotropis atherinoides
Spotfin ShinerCyprinella spiloptera
Striped ShinerLuxilus chrysocephalus
AlewifeAlosa pseudoharengus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Ontario | 131 |
|---|---|
| Maryland | 113 |
| New Jersey | 54 |
| Virginia | 43 |
| Michigan | 42 |
| North Carolina | 39 |
| District of Columbia | 24 |
| Georgia | 16 |
| Quebec | 15 |
| Illinois | 14 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Ray-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii |
| Order | Minnows, Suckers, Carps, and Loaches · Cypriniformes |
| Family | True Minnows · Leuciscidae |
| Genus | Hudsonius |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Spottail Shiner with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.