Golden Shiner
Notemigonus crysoleucas (Mitchill, 1814)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Teleostei |
| Order | Cypriniformes |
| Family | Leuciscidae |
| Genus | Notemigonus |
| Species | Notemigonus crysoleucas (Mitchill, 1814) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Accidental
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Alabama.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama
Counties
- Alabama
- Morgan
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
LC Least Concern
Assessed in 2013.
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- Canada
- N5 Secure
- United States
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- Manitoba
- S5 Secure
- Prince Edward Island
- SNA Not Applicable
- Quebec
- S5 Secure
- Nova Scotia
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Ontario
- S5 Secure
- New Brunswick
- S5 Secure
- Saskatchewan
- S3 Vulnerable
- South Carolina
- S5 Secure
- Maine
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Massachusetts
- S5 Secure
- Arizona
- SNA Not Applicable
- Tennessee
- S5 Secure
- New Hampshire
- S5 Secure
- New York
- S5 Secure
- Florida
- SNR Unranked
- Oregon
- SNA Not Applicable
- Virginia
- S5 Secure
- South Dakota
- S5 Secure
- Alabama
- S5 Secure
- Colorado
- SNA Not Applicable
- California
- SNA Not Applicable
- Pennsylvania
- S5 Secure
- Iowa
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Oklahoma
- SNR Unranked
- New Mexico
- SNA Not Applicable
- Wisconsin
- S5 Secure
- Mississippi
- S5 Secure
- Indiana
- S5 Secure
- Ohio
- S5 Secure
- West Virginia
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Maryland
- S5 Secure
- Connecticut
- S5 Secure
- North Dakota
- SNR Unranked
- Montana
- SNA Not Applicable
- Delaware
- S5 Secure
- Vermont
- S5 Secure
- Rhode Island
- S5 Secure
- Georgia
- S5 Secure
- Navajo Nation
- SNA Not Applicable
- District of Columbia
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Nevada
- SNA Not Applicable
- Minnesota
- SNR Unranked
- Utah
- SNA Not Applicable
- Kansas
- S5 Secure
- Arkansas
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Louisiana
- S5 Secure
- Texas
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Missouri
- SNR Unranked
- North Carolina
- S5 Secure
- Wyoming
- SNA Not Applicable
- Nebraska
- S5 Secure
- Washington
- SNA Not Applicable
- Illinois
- S5 Secure
- New Jersey
- S5 Secure
- Michigan
- S5 Secure
- Kentucky
- S4 Apparently Secure
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Niemiller, M.L., Anderson, C.L., Maxwell, E.C., Midgette, H., Quering, C., Richards, M., Wilson, K. & Wirwa, N. 2025. A noteworthy range extension of the federally endangered Alabama Cave Shrimp (Palaemonias alabamae) south of the Tennessee River in northern Alabama. Southeastern Naturalist 24: N47-N58. doi:10.1656/058.024.0403
How to cite this account
Notemigonus crysoleucas (Mitchill, 1814). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2716. https://cavebiology.org/species/notemigonus-crysoleucas/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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