Steelcolor Shiner
Cyprinella whipplei ยท Cyprinidae
About this fish
- Spawning
- June, July and August
- Largest length
- up to 16 cm (6 inches)
- Lifespan
- up to 4 years
- Matures at
- about 2 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.
1 open records of this fish in Wisconsin were used here.