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Common Name: rosyside dace
Taxonomy: available through 
Identification: Page and Burr (1991); Etnier and Starnes (1993); Jenkins and Burkhead (1994); three subspecies recognized.
Size: 11 cm.
Native Range:
Atlantic Slope (mostly above the Fall Line) from lower Delaware River drainage, Pennsylvania, to Savannah River drainage, Georgia; Ohio River basin, West Virginia, Virginia, southern Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, Alabama, and Mississippi. Absent in Ohio River basin between central Ohio and Cumberland River (including most of Kentucky) (Page and Burr 1991).
Nonindigenous Occurrences: The subspecies C. f. funduloides is known from the upper Tennessee drainage in Virginia, possibly the result of a past introduction (Lee et al. 1980 et seq.). It has been introduced into Grassy Creek, upper Russell Fork in the Upper Levisa drainage in Virginia (Powers and Ceas 2000). It has been reported in the North Toe River in Yancey County, North Carolina (Shute 2000).
Means of Introduction: Unknown.
Status: Established, possibly introduced, in extreme western part of Virginia. Collected in North Carolina.
Impact of Introduction: Unknown.
Remarks: Although Lee et al. (1980 et seq.) suggested that this species was possibly introduced into the upper Tennessee drainage of Virginia, Jenkins and Burkhead (1994) concluded that Clinostomus funduloides was native to that area. Gilbert (personal communication) stated that the species is clearly native to the middle and lower Tennessee River drainage, and he believes there is a good chance that the fish is native to the upper reaches as well. There is also some uncertainty concerning the native versus introduced distribution of this species in other areas. For example, the distribution map of Lee et al. (1980 et seq.) seems to indicate the occurrence of this species in the Delaware drainage (Pennsylvania), an occurrence that seems to be based on a single record. Consequently, Gilbert (personal communication) is suspicious of its natural occurrence there, particularly considering that the fish faunas of the Delaware and Susquehanna drainages are substantially different.
Powers, S.L. and P.A. Ceas. 2000. Ichthyofauna and biogeography of Russell Fork (Big Sandy River - Ohio River). Southeastern Fishes Council Proceedings 41:1-12.
Other Resources:
FishBase Fact Sheet
Author: Pam Fuller
Revision Date: 4/11/2006 Citation for this information:
Pam Fuller. 2009. Clinostomus funduloides. USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL.
<http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.asp?speciesID=511> Revision Date: 4/11/2006
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