Fish > Minnows & Daces
The Speckled Dace (Rhinichthys osculus) is arguably the most widespread, ubiquitous native freshwater fish in the American West. Ranging from glacier-fed torrents in the Pacific Northwest to scorching desert springs in the Mojave, this adaptable little minnow owes its...
Fish > Minnows & Carps
The Redside Shiner (Richardsonius balteatus) is an active, shimmering native minnow ubiquitous across the lakes, reservoirs, and river backwaters of the Pacific Northwest. Renowned for its stunning breeding display, when mature adults develop a blazing crimson-red and...
Fish > Minnows & Carps
The Southern Redbelly Dace (Chrosomus erythrogaster) is widely celebrated by freshwater biologists as one of the most spectacularly colorful freshwater minnows in North America. Inhabiting the pristine, spring-fed headwater brooks of the Ozarks and Midwest, breeding...
Fish > Minnows & Carps
The Creek Chub (Semotilus atromaculatus) is one of the most familiar and ecologically important freshwater stream fish in North America. Inhabiting small headwater creeks and gravel-bottomed runs, this hardy, heavy-bodied minnow is an apex predator of small stream...
Fish > Minnows & Carps
The Central Stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum) is a dynamic, ecologically essential herbivorous minnow native to the rocky, swift-flowing streams of central and eastern North America. Named for its habit of rolling river stones with its snout to build breeding nests...
