The rosyside dace (''Clinostomus funduloides'') is a species of

cyprinid Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the barbs and barbels. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family and the largest ve ...

fish. This fish is about 11 centimeters long. The lower parts of its sides are red, giving rise to its name, and the upper parts of its sides are dark green. The rosyside dace is native to parts of the southeastern and eastern United States, including the Delaware River drainage, the Savannah River drainage, and the Ohio River basin. It is thought to have been introduced in western

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the East Coast of the United States, Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography an ...

.''Clinostomus funduloides''.
USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL. 2013.

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"''Clinostoma funduloides'' Girard, 1856"
Clinostomus Taxa named by Charles Frédéric Girard Fish described in 1856 {{Leuciscinae-stub