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characteristics of minnows
...they are cultured for this purpose. One good bait species is the bluntnose minnow (
P. notatus), an olive-coloured species up to 10 cm (4 inches) long. Others include the 6-centimetre
fathead minnow (
P. promelas) and the common shiner (
Notropis cornutus), a blue and silver minnow up to 20 cm long. The golden shiner, or American roach (