Rio Grande Shiner

The pelagic-broadcast spawning behavior consisted of males pursuing a single female and nudging her abdominal region. When the female was ready to spawn, a single male wrapped around the female at which time eggs and milt were simultaneously expelled. Reproduction usually consisted of several individual spawning episodes with at least 10-min intervals between events (Ref. 35784)

Inhabits sandy and rocky runs and flowing pools of small to large rivers (Ref. 5723).

The Rio Grande shiner (Notropis jemezanus) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Mexico and the United States.