Redside dace

Redside Dace
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Clade: Pogonichthyinae
Genus: Clinostomus
Species:
C. elongatus
Binomial name
Clinostomus elongatus
Synonyms
  • Luxilus elongatus Kirtland, 1840
  • Gila elongata (Kirtland, 1840)
  • Alburnus pleuriticus Putnam, 1863
  • Squalius proriger Cope, 1865
Painting by Ellen Edmonson.

The redside dace (Clinostomus elongatus) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae, found in the United States and Canada. It is unique among minnows, being the only species to routinely feed on flying insects by leaping from water.[2][3] Thus, it acts as a conduit for nutrient transfers between terrestrial and aquatic environments. The species can be used as an ecosystem health indicator, as it is sensitive to environmental disturbances.

  1. ^ NatureServe (2013). "Clinostomus elongatus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202070A15364658. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202070A15364658.en.
  2. ^ "The Redside Dace". Rivernen. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ "Threatened redside dace discovered in King". The King Township Sentinel. 2006-08-02. Retrieved 2008-02-02.