Common name of Notropis atherinoides
 
Common name Emerald shiner
Language English
Type AFS
Official trade name No
Rank 1 - (Legal common name (unique))
Country United States (contiguous states)
Locality
Ref. Nelson, J.S., E.J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-PĂ©rez, L.T. Findley, C.R. Gilbert, R.N. Lea and J.D. Williams, 2004
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core
1st modifier
2nd modifier
Remarks 'Emerald', i.e., brightly or richly green (p. 406 in Ref. 11978), alluding to the blue-green or green iridescence on the back of adult fish and also to the resulting dark blue or blue-green appearance of the fish from loss of scales (Ref. 1998); 'shiner', i.e., a silvery fish (p. 1086 in Ref. 11978) alluding to the overall silvery coloration of this fish (on sides and ventral portions, Ref. 1998), from prehistoric 'skinan' (p. 474 in Ref. 11979). Also Ref. 276.
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