Golden shiners feed on planktonic crustaceans, aquatic insects, and algae. They are important forage fish for more popular game fish and are often stocked in farm ponds in combination with largemouth bass. Golden shiners are used extensively as bait. Distribution of golden shiners in NY state. Dark dots represent where actual samples of golden shiners were taken.
White dots represent historic distributions.
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