Small slender silver fish with a dark side stripe and a red‑tinted belly.

Southern redbelly dace

Chrosomus erythrogaster
Where at Shedd?
At Home on the Great Lakes
Diet Omnivorous
Size Length: Up to 3.6 inches (9.1 cm); common length 2.3 inches (5.8 cm)
Type Fishes
Range North America
Habitat Pools of creeks and rivers in the Great Lakes region and Mississippi River basin, including the Tennessee River drainage

Did you know?

  1. Lemon yellow fins, bright red belly, and black stripes from head to tail make this male dace one of the most colorful minnows around.

IUCN Red List Conservation Status