Redside Dace

clinostomus elongatus

The Redside Dace is a vibrant, small freshwater fish celebrated for its striking colors and active behavior. Found in the cool, clear headwaters of eastern North America, this remarkable minnow stands out with a brilliant crimson stripe that runs along its side, contrasted by an upper yellow band. Unlike most minnows, it possesses a remarkably large mouth and a penchant for aerial acrobatics, frequently leaping from the water to snatch low-flying insects. As a species highly sensitive to water quality and siltation, the Redside Dace serves as an important environmental sentinel.

生息地: Typically found in cool, clear headwaters and small streams with gravelly or stony bottoms, characterized by overhanging streamside vegetation and shaded pools.

外見

This slender minnow typically ranges from 7 to 12 centimeters in length, featuring a distinctly pointed snout and a disproportionately large, upward-slanted mouth resembling that of a trout. Its most striking visual feature is a vivid, bright red stripe running horizontally along the middle of its silver-green body, complemented by a bright yellow-neon stripe directly above it. During the spring spawning season, these colors intensify dramatically in males, contrasting with a dark olive-green back and a silvery-white belly.

界Animalia門Chordata綱Actinopterygii目Cypriniformes科Leuciscidae属Clinostomus

Redside Dace

カテゴリ

魚類

レア度

Common

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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おもしろい事実

Despite being a member of the minnow family, its massive mouth structure allows it to swallow prey nearly as large as its own head.

The Redside Dace is a 'sentinel species'—its sudden disappearance from a stream is a highly accurate warning sign of declining water quality.

They rely heavily on land-based insects, meaning they are highly dependent on the health of the trees and shrubs growing along the stream banks.

特殊能力

The Redside Dace can leap several centimeters out of the water to capture low-flying terrestrial insects.

It possesses a disproportionately large mouth for a minnow, allowing it to ingest larger terrestrial insects than other species of similar size.

To protect its offspring, it deposits its eggs in the active gravel nests of other fish species, benefiting from their nest-guarding behaviors.

サイズと詳細

長さ: 7+ cm
体重: 0.005+ kg
寿命: 3+ 年
Top Speed: 5 km/h
一度の産卵数: 400+
抱卵期間: 3+ 日

食性と食事

The Redside Dace feeds primarily on terrestrial insects that hover near or fall onto the water's surface, supplemented by aquatic insect larvae.

年齢による違い: Juveniles consume smaller zooplankton and micro-crustaceans, transitioning to terrestrial insects and larger larvae as their mouth size increases.

主な食物

Mayflies
Flies
Beetles
Midges
Spiders

採餌方法

Pursuit

生態系とのつながり

mutualism

Creek Chub

Semotilus atromaculatus

Lays its eggs in the gravel nests built by Creek Chubs, utilizing their nest construction and defense.

hunts

Giant Mayfly

Hexagenia limbata

Preys heavily on the adult stage of these insects by leaping from the water.

eaten by

Brook Trout

Salvelinus fontinalis

A major aquatic predator in cool streams that actively preys upon Redside Dace.

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安全性

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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よくある質問

Redside Daceを見分けるには？

Redside Daceを識別する最も簡単な方法は、Snappit自然識別アプリを使用することです。

Redside Daceの長さは何ですか？

7+ cm

Redside Daceの体重は何ですか？

0.005+ kg

Redside Daceの寿命は何ですか？

3+ 年

Redside Daceのtop Speedは何ですか？

5 km/h

Redside Daceは何を食べますか？

The Redside Dace feeds primarily on terrestrial insects that hover near or fall onto the water's surface, supplemented by aquatic insect larvae.

Redside Daceは通常どこに生息していますか？

Typically found in cool, clear headwaters and small streams with gravelly or stony bottoms, characterized by overhanging streamside vegetation and shaded pools.

Redside Daceはどのように狩りをしますか？

Pursuit