← Back

Lahontan Redside

Richardsonius egregius

Classification

The Lahontan Redside (Richardsonius egregius) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae - which contains true minnows. The Lahontan Redside inhabits the Great Basin in Eastern California, Western Nevada and they very southern tip of Oregon. They are opportunistic omnivores, preying on whatever they can find in their alpine river or lake habitats.

Distribution

(c) Chris Sulots, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
Loading map…
Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 171