The eggs laid early in the season were larger than those laid later on. Hatching took 6 to 8 days at 20 to 25 C. Newly hatched larvae were 5.9 mm long and began to feed in about 6 days. Insects, particularly dipterans and ephemeropterans, are the main food of the satinfin. Distribution of the satinfin shiner in NY state. Dark dots represent where actual samples of satinfin shiners were taken.
White dots represent historic distributions.
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