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| Scientific Name | Chrosomus oreas Cope, 1868 |
| Common Name | Mountain Redbelly Dace |
| Type Locality | Headwaters of Roanoke River, Montgomery County, Virginia, U.S.A. |
| Synonym(s) | Phoxinus oreas |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 72mm or 2.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | North America: Mountain and Piedmont regions of Atlantic Slope from Shenandoah River (Potomac River drainage) in Virginia, USA to Neuse River drainage in North Carolina, USA; upper New River drainage in West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina, USA. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2011. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. Second series. v. 6 (pt 3) (art. 5), pp 233, Pl. [23] 27 (fig. 7). |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:6.181.1249.6395 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:59 (species record created: 2015 Jan 10 17:17) |