Richardsonius

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Richardsonius
Richardsonius balteatus.jpg
Richardsonius balteatus hydrophloe
Scientific classification Red Pencil Icon.png
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Richardsonius
Girard, 1856
Type species
Cyprinus (Abramis) balteatus
Richardson, 1836

Richardsonius is a genus of cyprinid fish consisting of two species native to western North America. Commonly known as redside shiners , that term is also used to refer to Richardsonius balteatus specifically. The genus is named after naturalist Sir John Richardson (1787–1865), who described R. balteatus in 1836.

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