Lahontan redside (Richardsonius egregius)

Scientific name: Richardsonius egregius Girard, 1858

Lahontan redside (Richardsonius egregius)

The Lahontan redside (Richardsonius egregius) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae.

Biology

Inhabits all types of stream habitats but most common in pools and slow runs, and margins of lakes.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Richardsonius egregius
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
17.0
Common length
7.2
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: Lahontan and other interior basins in northern and western Nevada and northern California, USA including Humboldt, Walker, Carson, Truckee, Susan, Quinn and Reese River systems; Walker, Tahoe and Pyramid Lakes; also in upper Sacramento River systems in California, where possibly introduced.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tmax=5)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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