Striped Shiner
Luxilus chrysocephalus ยท Cyprinidae
About this fish
- Spawning
- May, June, July, August, September and October
- Largest length
- up to 18 cm (7 inches)
- Lifespan
- up to 6 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.
2 open records of this fish in Wisconsin were used here.