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Bowfin young-of-year, Amia calva
American Eel, Anguilla rostrata
Southern Redbelly Dace, Phoxinus erythrogaster
Central Stoneroller, Campostoma anomalum
Rosyface Chub, Hybopsis rubrifrons
Yellowfin Shiner, Notropis lutipinnis
Rosyface Shiner, Notropis rubellus
Spotted Bullhead, Ameiurus serracanthus
Pirate Perch, Aphredoderus sayanus
Redfin Pickerel, Esox americanus
Mudminnows, Umbra limi & Umbra pygmaea
Northern Studfish, Fundulus catenatus
Spotfin Killifish, Fundulus luciae
Blackstripe Topminnow, Fundulus notatus
Pygmy Killifish, Leptolucania ommata
Least Killifish, Heterandria formosa
Comanche Springs Pupfish, Cyprinodon elegans
Central Longear Sunfish, Lepomis megalotis
Orangethroat Darter, Etheostoma spectabile
Banded Darter, Etheostoma zonale
Gulf Coast Pygmy Sunfish, Elassoma gilberti
Hogchoker, Trinectes maculatus

Fish in Focus:   Southern redbelly dace, Phoxinus erythrogaster



Southern redbelly dace, Phoxinus erythrogaster
© Garold W. Sneegas and Aquatic Kansas Images

Nikonos II, 35mm and Hydro Photo T1 close-up lens, 1/60, f/16, Ikelite Ai and Ms substrobes, Fujichrome Velvia film.
This slide of a Southern redbelly dace Phoxinus erythrogaster was taken during on a sunny afternoon in April. The water temperature of the Wabaunsee Co. KS stream was 64 degrees F. Dace were spawning in an area where, a few weeks earlier, male Stonerollers Campostoma anomalum were showing signs of nest building.

Southern redbelly dace prefer the headwaters of clear, rocky streams, with spring-fed pools. They are often commonly found near the sources of springs. They range from the southern Great Lakes and Mississippi River drainage, south to the Tennessee River drainage. Isolated populations are in Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado and New Mexico.

 
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