Southern redbelly dace (Chrosomus erythrogaster)

Scientific name: Chrosomus erythrogaster Rafinesque, 1820

Southern redbelly dace (Chrosomus erythrogaster)

The Southern redbelly dace (Chrosomus erythrogaster) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae.

Biology

Inhabits rocky, usually spring-fed, pools of headwaters and creeks; also found in streams.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Chrosomus erythrogaster
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
9.1
Common length
5.8
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins; south to Tennessee River drainage and White-Arkansas River drainage. Isolated populations on Former Mississippi Embayment, in Kansas River system, and in upper Arkansas River drainage.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tmax=3)

Sources

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

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