Northern redbelly dace, Phoxinus eos

Northern redbelly dace
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Cypriniformes Family: Cyprinidae Genus: Phoxinus Species: P. eos
Binomial name
Phoxinus eos (Cope, 1861)

The northern redbelly dace, Phoxinus eos, is a freshwater cyprinid fish, generally found in lakes and small streams in the northeastern United States and eastern Canada. The fish can reach lengths of up to 5 cm (2 inches). The species hybridises freely with the closely related finescale dace, Phoxinus neogaeus.

References

• Phoxinus eos (TSN 163592). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 30 January 2006.
• "Phoxinus eos". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. 10 2005 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2005.

External links

*http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dfw/nhesp/nhfacts/phoxinus_eos.pdf










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