The rosyface shiner (Notropis rubellus) is a small fresh water fish of the minnow and carp family (Cyprinidae).

They have a fusiform body shape with silvery sides with blue and green lateral iridescent stripes and transparent fins.

[4] They are freshwater fish living in large to moderate-sized streams with clear waters and fast flowing currents.

[3] They are nonmigratory spending winters (mid- November)in deeper pools and eddies and then returning to the riffles in mid-March.

[1] The rosyface shiner is an omnivorous fish and has been reported to eat insects such as caddis fly larvae, mayfly nymphs, diptera, fish eggs, algae, diatoms, and other organic material, although insects make up a large majority of its diet.

Spawning area was over gravel at the bottom in the lower part of a riffle where water was 1 to 3 inches deep.