Species profile
Northern Redbelly Dace
Chrosomus eos
At a glance
Northern Redbelly Dace (Chrosomus eos) is an IUCN Least Concern bony-fish species regulated in 2 of 66 jurisdictions tracked by CatchRules across the U.S. and Canada.
Confirmed by 1,261 research-grade iNaturalist observations, with Ontario, Quebec, and Minnesota the top jurisdictions by observation count.
Notable details
- Males develop vivid red-orange bellies during the spring spawning season.
- This small minnow rarely exceeds 3 inches in length.
- Northern redbelly dace survive in cold, acidic bog pools that most fish avoid.
- They range from the Rocky Mountains east to Atlantic Canada.
- They feed on algae, diatoms, and tiny aquatic invertebrates.
Where Northern Redbelly Dace are seen
Jurisdictions with rules for Northern Redbelly Dace
Background
The northern redbelly dace (Chrosomus eos) is a freshwater cyprinid fish, generally found in lakes and small streams in the northeastern United States and eastern Canada. It is one of forty-four species from the minnow and carp family of Cyprinidae in these areas.
Background excerpt adapted from Wikipedia's Northern Redbelly Dace article (CC BY-SA). Visit Wikipedia for the full entry.
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