The Rosyface Shiner is a small North America

North America

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n fish found throughout the central and eastern United States

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 and southern Canada

Canada

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in clear pools and riffles in large creeks and small rivers. It can grow to 3.5 inches in length. It is olive-colored to bluish with an orange lateral stripe, and breeding males are reddish. Its maximum reported age is 3 years.

The rosyface shiner eats insects, fish eggs, algae and inorganic material.