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title: "Rosyside Dace"
description: "Clinostomus funduloides — Fish. The rosyside dace (Clinostomus funduloides) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/rosyside-dace
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Rosyside Dace

> Clinostomus funduloides — Fish. The rosyside dace (Clinostomus funduloides) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows.

- Scientific name: *Clinostomus funduloides*
- Category: `fish` (Fish)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers)
- iNaturalist observations: 2177
- Wikidata: [Q5133901](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5133901)
- iNaturalist taxon: [97986](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/97986)

## Names

- en: Rosyside Dace
- de: Amerikanische Plötze
- es: Leucisco de lado rojizo

## Countries with the most observations

US (2085)

## Summary

The rosyside dace (Clinostomus funduloides) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. This fish is endemic to the southeastern United States.
This fish is about 11 centimeters long. The lower parts of its sides are red, giving rise to its name, and the upper parts of its sides are dark green.

The rosyside dace is native to parts of the southeastern and eastern United States, including the Delaware River drainage, the Savannah River drainage, and the Ohio River basin. It is thought to have been introduced in western Virginia.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosyside_dace

## Photo

![Rosyside Dace](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/rosyside-dace/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jenny · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/313219011

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/rosyside-dace?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).