Redside shiner

Redside shiner
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Clade: Pogonichthyinae
Genus: Richardsonius
Species:
R. balteatus
Binomial name
Richardsonius balteatus
Synonyms
  • Cyprinus balteatus Richardson, 1836
  • Abramis balteatus (Richardson, 1836)
  • Leuciscus balteatus (Richardson, 1836)
  • Rhinichthys balteatus (Richardson, 1836)
  • Richardsonius lateralis Girard, 1856
  • Abramis lateralis (Girard, 1856)
  • Clinostomus hydrophlox Cope, 1872
  • Leuciscus gilli Evermann, 1892
  • Leuciscus siuslawi Evermann & Meek, 1898

The redside shiner (Richardsonius balteatus) is a species of cyprinid fish found in the Western United States and British Columbia.[2] This species was first described by Sir John Richardson, a Scottish naturalist and naval surgeon. The type locality is from the Columbia River, and it is believed to have been sampled near Fort Vancouver.[3] This species has a large native range, spanning from southern Utah to northern British Columbia. There are currently two subspecies (R. b. balteatus and R. b. hydrophlox), but phylogeographic analysis based on mitochondrial DNA sequence data suggests that there are three main clades,[4] therefore the two subspecies taxonomy may not accurately reflect the evolution of the group. However, a formal taxonomic update has not been made.

  1. ^ NatureServe (2013). "Richardsonius balteatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202368A18234383. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202368A18234383.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Redside Shiner (Richardsonius balteatus) - Species Profile". USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Houston, Derek; Shiozawa, Dennis; Smith, Brian; Riddle, Brett (2014). "Investigating the effects of Pleistocene events on genetic divergence within Richardsonius balteatus, a widely distributed western North American minnow". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 14 (1): 111. Bibcode:2014BMCEE..14..111H. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-14-111. PMC 4038058. PMID 24885371.