Rosyside dace (Clinostomus funduloides)

Scientific name: Clinostomus funduloides Girard, 1856

Rosyside dace (Clinostomus funduloides)

The Rosyside dace (Clinostomus funduloides) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae.

Biology

Inhabits rocky flowing pools of headwaters, creeks and small rivers. Most common in small clear streams.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Clinostomus funduloides
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
11.5
Common length
6.7
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: Atlantic Slope from lower Delaware River drainage in Pennsylvania, USA to Savannah River drainage in Georgia, USA; Ohio River basin in Wyoming, Virginia, southern Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, Alabama and Mississippi, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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