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Cyprinidae
Lahontan redside
Richardsonius egregius
Fish Reaching Seventeen Centimeters in North American Waters
- Red
- Temperate
- Upper river
- Northern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- North America
- Fusiform
- Medium
- Temperate fish
Red
Temperate
Regional distribution
Fusiform
MediumThe Lahontan Redside (Richardsonius egregius) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae - which contains true minnows. The Lahontan Redside inhabits the Great Basin in Eastern California, Western Nevada and they very southern tip of Oregon. They are opportunistic omnivores, preying on whatever they can find in their alpine river or lake habitats.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Richardsonius
- Maximum length
- 17 cm
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- North America: Lahontan and other interior basins in northern Nevada and northern California, USA including Humboldt, Walker, Carson, Truckee, Susan, Quinn and Reese River systems; Walker, Tahoe and Pyramid Lakes. Introduced elsewhere, including upper Sacramento River systems in California.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
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Family
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