Northern redbelly dace

Northern redbelly dace

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Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae
Genus: Chrosomus
Species:
C. eos
Binomial name
Chrosomus eos
Cope, 1861
Synonyms
  • Phoxinus eos (Cope, 1861)
  • Chrosomus dakotensis Evermann & Cox, 1896

The northern redbelly dace (Chrosomus eos) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, chubs and related fishes. These fishes are generally found in lakes and small streams in the northeastern United States and eastern Canada. Ranging from 1–3 inches, it is one of forty-four species from the minnow and carp family of Cyprinidae in these areas.