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Chrosomus oreas

Cope, 1868

Mountain Redbelly Dace

G5Secure Found in 20 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.101089
Element CodeAFCJB31050
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVertebrate Animal
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumCraniata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderCypriniformes
FamilyLeuciscidae
GenusChrosomus
Synonyms
Phoxinus oreas(Cope, 1868)
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 included in the genus Phoxinus. Based on patterns of genetic variation, Strange and Mayden (2009) reassigned all North American Phoxinus species to the genus Chrosomus.

A hybrid Phoxinus oreas x Semotilus atromaculatus has been recorded in the James River drainage, Virginia (Copeia 1992).
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2011-11-03
Change Date1996-09-17
Edition Date2012-04-06
Edition AuthorsHammerson, G.
Range Extent20,000-200,000 square km (about 8000-80,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences81 - 300
Range Extent Comments
Range includes mountain and Piedmont regions of the Atlantic slope of North America from the Shenandoah River (Potomac River drainage), Virginia, to the Neuse River drainage, North Carolina; upper New River drainage, West Virginia, Virginia, and North Carolina; introduced into upper Holston River system, Virginia, and Big Sandy river system, Kentucky (Page and Burr 2011).
Occurrences Comments
This species is represented by a large number of occurrences (subpopulations) (see map in Jenkins and Burkhead 1994).
Threat Impact Comments
No major threats are known.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Habitat includes rocky pools and runs of headwaters, creeks, and small to medium rivers (Page and Burr 2011). This dace is typical of small, cool to warm, clear to often turbid, sandy to rocky streams (Lee et al. 1980). Spawning has been observed in association with Nocomis nests.

Reproduction

Spawns in spring and early summer.
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
West VirginiaS4Yes
North CarolinaS4Yes
VirginiaS5Yes
KentuckySNANo
PennsylvaniaSNANo
Threat Assessments
ThreatScopeSeverityTiming
No known threats———

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Roadless Areas (20)
Virginia (12)
AreaForestAcres
Adams PeakGeorge Washington National Forest7,135
Broad RunJefferson National Forest10,971
Brush MountainJefferson National Forest6,002
Little RiverGeorge Washington National Forest27,292
Mountain Lake Addition AJefferson National Forest1,469
Mountain Lake Addition B (VA)Jefferson National Forest3,405
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
Seng MountainJefferson National Forest6,428
The PriestGeorge Washington National Forest5,737
West Virginia (8)
AreaForestAcres
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
Marlin MountainMonongahela National Forest9,344
Middle MountainMonongahela National Forest19,020
Mountain Lake Addition B (WV)Jefferson National Forest557
Peters Mountain Addition A (WV)Jefferson National Forest343
References (11)
  1. Jenkins, R. E., and N. M. Burkhead. 1994. Freshwater fishes of Virginia. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland. xxiii + 1079 pp.
  2. Lee, D. S., C. R. Gilbert, C. H. Hocutt, R. E. Jenkins, D. E. McAllister, and J. R. Stauffer, Jr. 1980. Atlas of North American freshwater fishes. North Carolina State Museum of Natural History, Raleigh, North Carolina. i-x + 854 pp.
  3. Menhinick, E. F. 1991. The freshwater fishes of North Carolina. North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. 227 pp.
  4. Nelson, J. S., E. J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-Perez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, R. N. Lea, and J. D. Williams. 2004. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. American Fisheries Society, Special Publication 29, Bethesda, Maryland. 386 pp.
  5. Page, L. M., and B. M. Burr. 1991. A field guide to freshwater fishes: North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, Massachusetts. 432 pp.
  6. Page, L. M., and B. M. Burr. 2011. Peterson field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Second edition. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Boston. xix + 663 pp.
  7. Page, L. M., H. Espinosa-Pérez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, R. N. Lea, N. E. Mandrak, R. L. Mayden, and J. S. Nelson. 2013. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Seventh edition. American Fisheries Society, Special Publication 34, Bethesda, Maryland.
  8. Page, L. M., K. E. Bemis, T. E. Dowling, H.S. Espinosa-Pérez, L.T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, K. E. Hartel, R. N. Lea, N. E. Mandrak, M. A. Neigbors, J. J. Schmitter-Soto, and H. J. Walker, Jr. 2023. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Eighth edition. American Fisheries Society (AFS), Special Publication 37, Bethesda, Maryland, 439 pp.
  9. 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.
  10. Stauffer, J. R., Jr., J. M. Boltz, and L. R. White. 1995. The fishes of West Virginia. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 146:1-389.
  11. Strange, R. M., and R. L. Mayden. 2009. Phylogenetic relationships and a revised taxonomy for North American cyprinds currently assigned to <i>Phoxinus </i>(Actinopterygii: Cyprinidae). Copeia 2009:494-501.