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Richardsonius balteatus

(Richardson, 1836)

Redside Shiner

G5Secure Found in 48 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.100279
Element CodeAFCJB39010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVertebrate Animal
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumCraniata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderCypriniformes
FamilyLeuciscidae
GenusRichardsonius
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
First described as CYPRINUS (ABRAMIS) BALTEATUS. A highly variable species; has been placed in several different genera; has many synonyms (McPhail and Lindsey 1970). See Gold and Li (1994) for cytosystematic evidence that the genus RICHARDSONIUS belongs in the western clade of phoxinin cyprinids.

Hybrids between MYLOCHEILUS CAURINUS and RICHARDSONIUS BALTEATUS are common in Stave Lake, British Columbia (Aspinwall et al., 1993, Can. J. Zool. 71:83-90, 550-560).
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-02-09
Change Date1996-09-17
Range Extent Comments
Pacific Slope drainages from Nass River, British Columbia, to Rogue, Klamath, and Columbia river drainages, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, and Wyoming; Bonneville basin, southern Idaho, western Wyoming, Utah, and eastern Nevada (Andersen and Deacon 1996); Peace River system (Arctic basin), Alberta and British Columbia; introduced in upper Missouri River system (Montana), and upper Colorado River drainage (Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, and Arizona); common, often abundant (Page and Burr 1991).
Occurrences Comments
This species is represented by a large number of subpopulations and locations.
Threat Impact Comments
Localized threats may exist, but on a range-wide scale no major threats are known.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Lakes, ponds, ditches, springs, sloughs, headwaters, creeks, and small to medium rivers, usually where current is slow or lacking; usually over mud or sand, often near vegetation (Lee et al. 1980, Page and Burr 1991). In lakes, may move into deep water at night and in winter.

Spawning takes place over gravel substrate in streams or in submerged vegetation along lakeshores. No nest is built. The broadcast eggs sink and adhere to rocks, vegetation, or detritus.

Ecology

A schooling species.

Reproduction

Spawning often occurs in June or July. Individual females lay eggs over a period of several days. Eggs hatch in about 15 days (Brown 1971). Sexually mature in 2-3 years, lives maximum of about 5 years.
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS5Yes
AlbertaS5Yes
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
IdahoS5Yes
WyomingS5Yes
ArizonaSNANo
NevadaS5Yes
MontanaS5Yes
UtahS3Yes
ColoradoSNANo
OregonS4Yes
WashingtonS5Yes
Roadless Areas (48)
Idaho (3)
AreaForestAcres
North Lochsa SlopeNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest117,662
PalisadesCaribou-Targhee National Forest122,002
West Meadow CreekNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest115,949
Montana (8)
AreaForestAcres
Bear - Marshall - Scapegoat - SwanLewis and Clark National Forest344,022
Bear - Marshall - Scapegoat - SwanLolo National Forest118,485
Bmss Ra 1485Flathead National Forest334,275
Buckhorn Ridge (MT)Kootenai National Forest34,716
Cabinet Face East #671Kootenai National Forest50,326
Lebeau RA 1507Flathead National Forest5,450
Ten Lakes #683Kootenai National Forest48,545
West Big HoleBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest133,563
Oregon (9)
AreaForestAcres
BuckhornWallowa-Whitman National Forest17,180
Dixie ButteMalheur National Forest12,208
Greenhorn MountainMalheur National Forest15,936
Greenhorn Mtn.Umatilla National Forest11,191
HellholeUmatilla National Forest65,679
Mt. BaileyUmpqua National Forest18,401
Shasta CostaSiskiyou National Forests14,420
Snake RiverWallowa-Whitman National Forest31,229
TahkenitchSiuslaw National Forest5,799
Utah (11)
AreaForestAcres
418004Uinta National Forest16,661
418018Uinta National Forest11,218
418019Uinta National Forest6,854
418034Uinta National Forest6,170
418042Uinta National Forest7,313
Burch CreekWasatch-Cache National Forest6,938
Circleville MountainFishlake National Forest24,142
City CreekFishlake National Forest13,939
High Uintas (UT)Wasatch-Cache National Forest102,398
LakesWasatch-Cache National Forest121,967
Stump CreekCaribou National Forest355
Washington (7)
AreaForestAcres
Grassy TopIdaho Panhandle National Forests13,485
Grassy TopColville National Forest10,302
Nason RidgeWenatchee National Forest19,329
StrawberryGifford Pinchot National Forest5,244
TeanawayWenatchee National Forest72,849
Thorp Mtn.Wenatchee National Forest22,717
TumwaterGifford Pinchot National Forest8,676
Wyoming (10)
AreaForestAcres
Gannett Hills - Spring CreekBridger-Teton National Forest45,462
Grayback RidgeBridger-Teton National Forest295,113
Lake Alice - Commissary RidgeBridger-Teton National Forest166,707
PalisadesTarghee National Forest1,121
Phillips RidgeBridger-Teton National Forest10,108
Salt River RangeBridger-Teton National Forest235,661
Teton Corridor TrailheadsBridger-Teton National Forest286
West Slope TetonsTarghee National Forest47,448
West Slope WindsBridger-Teton National Forest143,252
Wilderness Study AreaTarghee National Forest51,961
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