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Bridle Shiner

Notropis bifrenatus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in New York.January 26, February 26, March 35, April 61, May 104, June 51, July 38, August 35, September 41, October 38, November 26, December 24.
United States1,173
New York504
Canada342
Ontario315
Massachusetts156
New Jersey119
Pennsylvania88
Virginia68
Maryland66
New Hampshire51

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Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderMinnows, Suckers, Carps, and Loaches · Cypriniformes
FamilyTrue Minnows · Leuciscidae
GenusEastern Shiners · Notropis

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