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Richardsonius Durranti
''Richardsonius'' is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. The fishes in this genus are found in western North America. Commonly known as redside shiners, that term is also used to refer to '' Richardsonius balteatus'' specifically. The genus is named after naturalist Sir John Richardson (1787–1865), who described ''R. balteatus'' in 1836. Species ''Richardsonius'' contains the following valid species: * '' Richardsonius balteatus'' ( J. Richardson, 1836) (Redside shiner) * '' Richardsonius egregius'' ( Girard, 1858) (Lahontan redside) In addition, a single fossil species †'' Richardsonius durranti'' Smith, 1975 is known from the Pliocene The Pliocene ( ; also Pleiocene) is the epoch (geology), epoch in the geologic time scale that extends from 5.33 to 2.58 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redside Shiner
The redside shiner (''Richardsonius balteatus'') is a species of freshwater Actinopterygii, ray-finned fish belonging to the Family (biology), family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. This fish is found in the Western United States and British Columbia.Leo Nico, and Pam Fuller, 2024, Richardsonius balteatus (Richardson, 1836): U.S. Geological Survey, Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL, https://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/factsheet.aspx?SpeciesID=644, Revision Date: 8/6/2004, Peer Review Date: 8/6/2004, Access Date: 12/29/2024 This species was first described by John Richardson (naturalist), Sir John Richardson, a Scottish people, Scottish Natural history, naturalist and naval surgeon. The type locality is from the Columbia River, and it is believed to have been sampled near Fort Vancouver. This species has a large native range, spanning from southern Utah to northern British Columbia. There are currently two subspecies (''R. b. balteatus'' and ''R. b. hy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
