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Mimic Shiner
Paranotropis volucellus
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
Texas ShinerNotropis amabilis
Rosyface ShinerNotropis rubellus
Common ShinerLuxilus cornutus
Spotfin ShinerCyprinella spiloptera
Western Blacktail ShinerCyprinella venusta
Bigeye ChubHybopsis amblops
Emerald ShinerNotropis atherinoides
Striped ShinerLuxilus chrysocephalus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Texas | 71 |
|---|---|
| Ontario | 51 |
| Maryland | 29 |
| Michigan | 25 |
| Ohio | 23 |
| Alabama | 11 |
| Missouri | 11 |
| Illinois | 11 |
| Tennessee | 10 |
| Quebec | 9 |
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 | Paranotropis |
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 Mimic Shiner with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.