Cyprinidae

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.