Notropis

4 species

In Québec, the genus Notropis (family Leuciscidae) counts 4 species of fish. The stars? Emerald Shiner, Blacknose Shiner and Rosyface Shiner, the most often observed. The richest region: Capitale-Nationale, with 4 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Capitale-Nationale4
  2. Mauricie4
  3. Estrie4
  4. Montréal4
  5. Chaudière-Appalaches4
  6. Lanaudière4
  7. Montérégie4
  8. Centre-du-Québec4
  9. Outaouais3
  10. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  11. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2
  12. Laurentides2
  13. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1
  14. Laval1