Northern redbelly dace

Northern redbelly dace
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Clade: Laviniinae
Genus: Chrosomus
Species:
C. eos
Binomial name
Chrosomus eos
Cope, 1861
Synonyms
  • Phoxinus eos (Cope, 1861)
  • Chrosomus dakotensis Evermann & Cox, 1896

The northern redbelly dace (Chrosomus eos) is a fresh water cyprinid fish, generally found in lakes and small streams in the northeastern United States and eastern Canada. Ranging from 1–3 inches, it is one of forty-four species from the minnow and carp family of Cyprinidae in these areas.[2]

  1. ^ NatureServe (2013). "Chrosomus eos". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202066A15363708. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202066A15363708.en.
  2. ^ "Northern Redbelly Dace". Quebec Biodiversity Website. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2011.