redside shiner

Richardsonius balteatus

Eighteen Centimeters Carp of the Pacific Ocean

Red
Temperate
Upper river
Circumpolar Arctic
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Pacific Ocean
North America
Polar regions
Fusiform
Medium
Temperate fish

The redside shiner (Richardsonius balteatus) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. This fish is found in the Western United States and British Columbia. This species was first described by Sir John Richardson, a Scottish naturalist and naval surgeon.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Richardsonius
Maximum length: 18 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: North America: Pacific Slope drainages from Nass River in British Columbia, Canada to Rogue, Klamath and Columbia River drainages in Oregon, Idaho, Nevada and Wyoming, USA; Bonneville basin in south Idaho, west Wyoming and Utah, USA; Peace River system (Arctic basin) in British Columbia and Alberta, Canada. Introduced into upper Missouri River basin ni Montana and Colorado River drainage in Wyoming, Utah, Colarado and Arizona, USA.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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