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Clinostomus funduloides

Girard, 1856

Rosyside Dace

G5Secure Found in 36 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
LowThreat Impact
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.104414
Element CodeAFCJB05020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVertebrate Animal
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumCraniata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderCypriniformes
FamilyLeuciscidae
GenusClinostomus
Concept Reference
Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea, and W.B. Scott. 1991. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society, Special Publication 20. 183 pp.
Taxonomic Comments
This species formerly was referred to as C. vandoisulus. It is one of two species of Clinostomus. Sometimes it has been placed in genus Richardsonius. Deubler (1955) recognized three subspecies (two described, funduloides and estor), with the undescribed form close to species status (Lee et al. 1980).
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2011-11-04
Change Date1996-09-13
Edition Date2011-11-04
Edition AuthorsHammerson, G.
Threat ImpactLow
Range Extent200,000-2,500,000 square km (about 80,000-1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences81 to >300
Range Extent Comments
The range includes upland Atlantic Slope drainages from the lower Delaware River drainage, southern Pennsylvania, to the Savannah River drainage, Georgia; and the Ohio River basin, West Virginia and Ohio to northeastern Mississippi (Page and Burr 2011).

Subspecies estor: lower and middle Cumberland River and Tennessee River drainages, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Alabama. Undescribed subspecies: Little Tennessee River system, Tennessee and North Carolina. Subspecies funduloides and the undescribed subspecies intergrade in headwaters of the Little Tennessee River system, North Carolina and Georgia, and headwaters of the Savannah River drainage, Georgia. Hiwassee River may contain intergrades between subspecies estor and the undescribed subspecies. Subspecies ranges from Page and Burr (1991).
Occurrences Comments
This species is represented by a large number of occurrences (subpopulations) (e.g., see maps in Lee et al. 1980 and Jenkins and Burkhead 1994).
Threat Impact Comments
No major threats are known.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Habitat includes small to medium streams with clear to turbid water and moderate current (Lee et al. 1980), and rocky flowing pools of headwaters, creeks, and small rivers; this fish is most common in small clear streams (Page and Burr 2011). It spawns on gravelly riffles and sometimes uses the nests of chubs. Eggs are scattered.

Ecology

Home range averaged less than 20 m of stream length in NC (Hill and Grossman 1987).

Reproduction

Spawns in late spring. Sexually mature at age 1. (Davis 1972).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
MississippiS3Yes
GeorgiaS4Yes
KentuckyS4Yes
South CarolinaS4Yes
DelawareS4Yes
AlabamaS4Yes
PennsylvaniaS4Yes
OhioS4Yes
MarylandS5Yes
VirginiaS5Yes
North CarolinaS5Yes
District of ColumbiaS3Yes
VermontSNANo
TennesseeS5Yes
West VirginiaS4Yes
Threat Assessments
ThreatScopeSeverityTiming
2 - Agriculture & aquaculture——High (continuing)
9 - Pollution——High (continuing)
9.3 - Agricultural & forestry effluents——High (continuing)

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Roadless Areas (36)
Georgia (2)
AreaForestAcres
Helton CreekChattahoochee National Forest2,348
Sarah's CreekChattahoochee National Forest6,888
North Carolina (10)
AreaForestAcres
Big Indian (addition)Nantahala National Forest1,155
Harper CreekPisgah National Forest7,325
Jarrett CreekPisgah National Forest7,485
Little Indian (addition)Nantahala National Forest640
Lost CovePisgah National Forest5,944
Mackey MountainPisgah National Forest5,934
Overflow CreekNantahala National Forest3,379
South Mills RiverPisgah National Forest8,588
Wilson CreekPisgah National Forest4,863
Woods MountainPisgah National Forest9,602
Tennessee (2)
AreaForestAcres
Beaver Dam CreekCherokee National Forest5,070
Brushy RidgeCherokee National Forest7,469
Virginia (15)
AreaForestAcres
Adams PeakGeorge Washington National Forest7,135
Beards MountainGeorge Washington National Forest7,505
Beaver Dam CreekJefferson National Forest1,135
Broad RunJefferson National Forest10,971
Brush MountainJefferson National Forest6,002
Brush Mountain EastJefferson National Forest4,916
Horse HeavenJefferson National Forest4,748
Mountain Lake Addition AJefferson National Forest1,469
New London Bridge BranchJefferson National Forest844
North MountainJefferson National Forest8,377
Peters Mountain Addition A (VA)Jefferson National Forest1,268
Peters Mountain Addition BJefferson National Forest2,909
Price MountainJefferson National Forest9,119
Seng MountainJefferson National Forest6,428
The PriestGeorge Washington National Forest5,737
West Virginia (7)
AreaForestAcres
Cheat MountainMonongahela National Forest8,191
Cranberry AdditionMonongahela National Forest11,123
Cranberry Glades Botanical AreaMonongahela National Forest785
East Fork Of GreenbrierMonongahela National Forest7,167
Falls Of Hills CreekMonongahela National Forest6,925
Peters Mountain Addition A (WV)Jefferson National Forest343
Seneca CreekMonongahela National Forest22,287
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