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| Scientific Name | Rhinichthys cataractae (Valenciennes, 1842) |
| Common Name | Longnose Dace |
| Type Locality | Vicinity of Niagara Falls, North America. |
| Synonym(s) | Argyreus dulcis, Gobio cataractae, Leuciscus nasutus, Rhinichthys cataractae cataractae, Rhinichthys cataractae dulcis, Rhinichthys cataractae ocella, Rhinichthys cataractae smithi, Rhinichthys luteus, Rhinichthys marmoratus, Rhinichthys maxillosus, Rhinichthys ocella, Rhinichthys transmontanus |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 225mm or 8.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | North America: widely occurs from coast to coast of north-central North America: in the east along the mountains to Virginia; in the Mississippi drainage south to Iowa; in the western basin south to northern Mexico; reported from northeastern Nevada; in the inshore waters in all the Great Lakes. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 16, pp 315, Pl. 483. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:6.181.1106.5909 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:59 (species record created: 2014 Sep 21 11:56) |