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Redfin ShinerLythrurus umbratilisAPPEARANCEBEHAVIORLength: 3.5 inches (8.9 cm) for average adultDistinguishing Characteristics• Light olive to steel blue body with silvery sides and anoccasional reddish tint in breeding males• Small dark spot at the base of the dorsal (back) fin• Large eyes• Blunt snoutLIFE HISTORYRange: Great Lakes and Mississippi Riverbasins, west New York to Minnesota andsouth to Louisiana and the Gulfdrainages west to the San Jacinto Riverin TexasDiet: Aquatic and terrestrial insects and othersmall animal life, occasionally algae andother plantsPredators: Larger fish, wading birds and humansSexual maturity: Between the second and third summerSpawning season: Late April through AugustNesting: Use nests previously used by sunfishEggs: Data not availableIncubation: Data not availableLife span: Up to 3 yearsHABITATRedfin shiners congregate in large schools near the water’s surface.They are attracted to sunfish nests and are stimulated tospawn by the scent of fluids released from the sunfish duringspawning. A male redfin shiner will defend territory above asunfish nest until a female redfin comes along, then spawningoccurs.NOW YOU KNOW!• Redfin shiners can survive in water that is somewhat turbid(laden with silt) except during the breeding season, whenclear water is needed.• The term “minnow” is often used for any small fish, however,only members of the family “Cyprinidae” are true minnows.• Members of the Cyprinidae family include fish with commonnames such as minnow, shiner, chub, dace and stoneroller.• Goldfish and carp, both native to Asia, are also members ofthis family.• Texas has 56 native species in the Cyprinidae family, whileNorth America as a whole has 231 species.REDFIN SHINERS ANDPEOPLEPeople often use redfin shiners as bait to catch sportfish suchas crappie and bass. They can also be used as a freshwateraquarium fish.Redfin shiners prefer pools and streams with sand and gravelbottoms and some vegetation.PWD LF D0200-848P (8/02) NOTICE: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department receives federal financial assistance from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the RehabilitationAct of 1973, Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the U.S. Department of the Interior and its bureaus prohibit discriminationon the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability or sex (in educational programs). If you believe that you have been discriminated against in any Texas Parks and Wildlife Department program, activity, or facility, or if youdesire further information, please call or write: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office for Diversity and Civil Rights Programs - External Programs, 4040 N. Fairfax Drive, Webb 300, Arlington, VA 22203, (703) 358-1724.
TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFEYellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanusTPWD PHOTOThis shy, slender bird gets its name from the soft coo-coo-coocoocall of the male seeking mates. In some places, it is calledthe “rain crow” or the “storm crow” because it begins callingright before the summer rains begin.
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