Northern redbelly dace (Chrosomus eos)

Scientific name: Chrosomus eos Cope, 1861

Northern redbelly dace (Chrosomus eos)

The Northern redbelly dace (Chrosomus eos) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae.

Biology

Inhabits lakes, ponds, bogs, and pools of headwaters and creeks. Usually occurs over silt, often near vegetation. Feeds mainly on algae, but also on zooplankton and aquatic insects. Spawning occurs in spring or early summer. Preyed upon by fishes, kingfishers and mergansers. Used as bait in parts of Ontario and Quebec.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Chrosomus eos
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
8.0
Common length
4.8
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: Atlantic, Great Lakes, Hudson Bay, upper Mississippi, Missouri and Peace-Mackenzie River drainages from Nova Scotia west to Northwest Territories and British Columbia, Canada; south to northern Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Nebraska and Colorado, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Aquarium: public aquariums; bait: occasionally
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tmax=3)

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Sources

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

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