Fishing for Plains sand shiner

Miniellus missuriensis

The plains sand shiner is a small, slender, silvery freshwater minnow with a translucent, pale straw-colored body, a faint dark midline stripe, and a small dark spot at the tail base. It inhabits clear streams and rivers with sandy bottoms across the Great Plains and central United States. Adults reach about 3 inches. It moves in schools over open sand. This summary was AI generated

Water type

Freshwater

IUCN Status

Not evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Source: Fishbase

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