![Clinostomus sp. “Hiwassee” Dace](https://ncfishes.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Clinostomus-sp-cf-funduloides-Hiawasee-1-1024x576.png)
Family | Scientific Name | Author | Year | Common Name |
Leuciscidae | Clinostomus sp. “Hiwassee” Dace | “Hiwassee” Dace |
Clinostomus sp. “Hiwassee” Dace
Unique Characters: Large, oblique mouth and blunt snout. Body compressed and covered with small scales. Breeding male’s sides are mostly red which can extend onto the head. Restricted to the Hiwassee basin.
Similar Species:
“Smoky” Dace
Clinostomus sp.
![Smoky Dace](https://ncfishes.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Smoky-Dace-black-1024x576.png)
“Smoky” Dace Clinostomus sp. Thin gold stripe on side above a wide bright red stripe. Found only in Little Tennessee basin.
Rosyside Dace
Clinostomus funduloides
![Clinostomus funduloides](https://ncfishes.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Clinostomus-funduloides-001-1-1024x576.png)
Rosyside Dace Clinostomus funduloides. Pointed snout. Is not sympatric with “Hiwassee” Dace.
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