Chrosomus

3 species

Chrosomus is a genus of small cyprinid fish found in freshwater habitats in the eastern half of the United States and Canada. There are currently seven recognized species in this genus. They have sometimes been included in Phoxinus. They are the only members of the predominantly western subfamily Laviniinae that are found in eastern North America.

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Northern redbelly dace

Chrosomus eos

The northern redbelly dace (Chrosomus eos) is a fresh water cyprinid fish, 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...

Southern redbelly dace

Chrosomus erythrogaster

The southern redbelly dace (Chrosomus erythrogaster), is a North American species of temperate freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. The natural geographic range extends from Western New York to Minnesota, and south to Oklahoma, Arkansas, and...

Finescale dace

Chrosomus neogaeus

The finescale dace (Chrosomus neogaeus) is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae of order Cypriniformes. It is native to the northern portions of Minnesota, with relatively smaller populations in northern New York, Vermont, New...