Emerald Shiner
Notropis atherinoides · Cyprinidae
About this fish
- Spawning
- May, June and July
- Largest length
- up to 13 cm (5 inches)
- Lifespan
- up to 3 years
- Matures at
- about 1 years old
Values come from a national database of the United States, not Wisconsin surveys: maximum length is the species' largest recorded anywhere, and spawning months are range-wide (Wisconsin timing, in a colder climate, can be later).
USGS FishTraits 14.3 (CC0). Credit: Frimpong and Angermeier, U.S. Geological Survey.
167 open records of this fish in Wisconsin were used here.
Lakes where it has been recorded
From open fish survey and museum records. A record shows the fish was found near the lake in that year, not that it is there now.
Showing 12 of 32 lakes
- Green LakeGreen Lake County7,346 acres · 236 ft deeprecorded 2025 (1 record)Moderatestocked, recorded
- Lake MichiganWisconsin0.4 acresrecorded 1932 to 2016 (6 records)stocked, recorded
- Julia LakeOneida County392 acres · 45 ft deeprecorded 2006 (1 record)Moderatestocked, recorded
- Lake OnalaskaLacrosse County7,688 acres · 40 ft deeprecorded 2006 (1 record)Lowrecorded
- Laurel LakeOneida County232 acres · 27 ft deeprecorded 2006 (1 record)Moderaterecorded
- Long LakeOneida County620 acres · 31 ft deeprecorded 2006 (1 record)Lowstocked, recorded
- Mallalieu LakeSt Croix County270 acres · 17 ft deeprecorded 2001 to 2006 (3 records)Lowrecorded
- North Nokomis LakeOneida County476 acres · 73 ft deeprecorded 2006 (1 record)Moderatestocked, recorded
- Lake Eau GalleDunn County351 acres · 18 ft deeprecorded 2002 to 2005 (2 records)Lowstocked, recorded
- Allequash LakeVilas County426 acres · 24 ft deeprecorded 2004 (1 record)Lowstocked, recorded
- Dead LakePepin County68 acres · 7 ft deeprecorded 2004 (1 record)Lowrecorded
- Otter Lake (Brown)Chippewa County661 acres · 43 ft deeprecorded 2004 (1 record)Lowstocked, recorded
- Pelican LakeOneida County3,585 acres · 39 ft deeprecorded 2004 (2 records)Lowstocked, recorded
- Fox LakeDodge County2,625 acres · 19 ft deeprecorded 2003 (1 record)Lowstocked, recorded
- McGrath LakeOneida County53 acres · 18 ft deeprecorded 2003 (1 record)Clearrecorded
- Elk Creek LakeEau Claire County54 acres · 17 ft deeprecorded 2002 (2 records)stocked, recorded
- Lake Saint CroixPierce County4,668 acres · 60 ft deeprecorded 1899 to 2002 (5 records)recorded
- Lake SuperiorWisconsinrecorded 2002 (1 record)stocked, recorded
- Pewaukee LakeWaukesha County2,493 acres · 45 ft deeprecorded 2002 (1 record)Moderatestocked, recorded
- White LakeWaupaca County1,026 acres · 11 ft deeprecorded 2002 (1 record)Moderatestocked, recorded
- Devils LakeSauk County369 acres · 47 ft deeprecorded 2001 (2 records)Clearstocked, recorded
- Lac La BelleWaukesha County1,164 acres · 45 ft deeprecorded 1992 (1 record)Moderatestocked, recorded
- Lake PepinPepin County25,494 acresrecorded 1963 to 1988 (4 records)recorded
- Hart LakeBayfield County259 acres · 54 ft deeprecorded 1985 (1 record)Clearrecorded
- McCarry LakeBayfield County32 acres · 21 ft deeprecorded 1985 (1 record)Moderaterecorded
- Blockhouse LakePrice County242 acres · 8 ft deeprecorded 1968 (1 record)Moderatestocked, recorded
- Seitz LakeAshland County19 acres · 6 ft deeprecorded 1968 (1 record)Moderaterecorded
- Lake WinnebagoFond du Lac County137,708 acres · 21 ft deeprecorded 1964 to 1966 (2 records)Lowstocked, recorded
- McCartney LakeGrant County924 acres · 10 ft deeprecorded 1963 (1 record)recorded
- Gremore LakeCrawford County332 acres · 15 ft deeprecorded 1928 (1 record)stocked, recorded
- Marinuka LakeTrempealeau County98 acres · 9 ft deeprecorded 1927 (1 record)Lowstocked, recorded
- Goose PondPepin County32 acresrecorded 1899 (1 record)recorded