Lahontan redside [SEP] parent taxon
Lahontan redside
The Lahontan redside ("Richardsonius egregius") is a cyprinid fish of the Great Basin in eastern California and western Nevada.
Lahontan redsides are noted for their breeding colors, consisting of a bright red stripe with a yellow border on each side. At other times, the stripe is still visible, but the red is much reduced, leaving a gradual transition from the olive-colored back to silvery underside. Overall shape is slender, with a large eye and terminal mouth. The dorsal fin has 7
not considered threatened in any way.
A variety of common names make reference to the breeding colors, including redside minnow, red-striped shiner, Lahontan redshiner, etc.
References.
- Peter B. Moyle, "Inland Fishes of California" (University of California Press, 2002), pp. 134–136