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FISH

Spottail Shiner

Hudsonius hudsonius

Fish
Native
Spottail Shiner, photo 1 of 5
Spottail Shiner, Juvenile
Spottail Shiner, photo 3 of 5

Fish. Lives near water. Feeds on insects, animal prey and plants.

There are 3,432 observations of Spottail Shiner in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Mauricie and Centre-du-Québec, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak in September and become rare from November to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie1,234
  2. Mauricie658
  3. Centre-du-Québec546
  4. Lanaudière516
  5. Montréal193
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches103
  7. Capitale-Nationale96
  8. Outaouais26
  9. Laurentides24
  10. Estrie14
  11. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean8
  12. Abitibi-Témiscamingue8
  13. Nord-du-Québec4
  14. Laval1
  15. Bas-Saint-Laurent1

Habitat

Water’s edgepeupleloup

Similar species

Bluntnose MinnowPimephales notatus
Common ShinerLuxilus cornutus
Eastern Silvery MinnowHybognathus regius
Emerald ShinerNotropis atherinoides
Golden ShinerNotemigonus crysoleucas
Spotfin ShinerCyprinella spiloptera
Fathead MinnowPimephales promelas
AlewifeAlosa pseudoharengus
Sand ShinerMiniellus stramineus
FallfishSemotilus corporalis
Brook SilversideLabidesthes sicculus
Lake ChubCouesius plumbeus