Golden Shiner in Carroll Co., Maryland (6/24/2021). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 403704 - Psn: 55)

Golden Shiner in Carroll Co., Maryland (6/24/2021). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Golden Shiner in Garrett Co., Maryland (10/11/2022). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 664664 - Psn: 55)

Golden Shiner in Garrett Co., Maryland (10/11/2022). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Golden Shiner in Washington Co., Maryland (6/16/2019).

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Golden Shiner in Carroll Co., Maryland (3/30/2021). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 355003 - Psn: 66)

Golden Shiner in Carroll Co., Maryland (3/30/2021). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Golden Shiner in Calvert Co., Maryland (3/17/2019).

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A large Golden Shiner caught in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/18/2016).

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A Golden Shiner in Talbot Co., Maryland (3/24/2016).

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A Golden Shiner caught in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (1/25/2012).

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A Golden Shiner in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/8/2012).

Photo by Bill Hubick MBP List

Golden Shiner in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) jesse, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 309204 - Psn: 165)

Golden Shiner in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) jesse, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Golden Shiner habitat in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/18/2023). (c) camerashychris, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 804809 - Psn: 222)

Golden Shiner habitat in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/18/2023). (c) camerashychris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Status

The Golden Shiner is a large, attractive minnow that can grow to 12 inches long (more typically 3-5"). They are found in schools and prefer slow-moving waters across their native East Coast range. They are found throughout the eastern half of the country and have been widely introduced in the West. They are surprisingly long-lived and have been documented surviving up to 8 years. When they begin reproducing at one to three years, the adults lay eggs but offer no parental care.

Relationships

The species often engages in "egg dumping", similar to the brood parasitism used by cowbirds and cuckoos. Eggs laid in the occupied nest of a Largemouth Bass or Pumpkinseed can benefit from the occupants' protection. Interestingly, these larger fish are often predators of juvenile and adult shiners. Tough fish! Imagine if Brown-headed Cowbirds sometimes dropped an egg in the nest of a Cooper's Hawk or a Barred Owl!

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Golden Shiner in Carroll Co., Maryland (6/24/2021). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Emilio Concari.

Golden Shiner in Garrett Co., Maryland (10/11/2022). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Emilio Concari.

A Golden Shiner in Washington Co., Maryland (6/16/2019). View Record Details Media by Emilio Concari.

Golden Shiner in Carroll Co., Maryland (3/30/2021). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Emilio Concari.

A Golden Shiner in Calvert Co., Maryland (3/17/2019). View Record Details Media by Ben Springer.

A large Golden Shiner caught in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/18/2016). View Record Details Media by Joseph Balog.

A Golden Shiner in Talbot Co., Maryland (3/24/2016). View Record Details Media by Jared Satchell.

A Golden Shiner caught in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (1/25/2012). Media by Robert Aguilar, SERC.

A Golden Shiner in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/8/2012). Media by Bill Hubick.

Golden Shiner in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) jesse, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by jesse via iNaturalist.

Golden Shiner habitat in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/18/2023). (c) camerashychris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by camerashychris via iNaturalist.