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Eastern Blacknose Dace

Rhinichthys atratulus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in New York.January 380, February 376, March 508, April 887, May 1,524, June 745, July 562, August 511, September 595, October 549, November 375, December 347.
United States28,459
New York7,359
Canada7,025
Ontario6,048
Virginia2,758
Pennsylvania2,477
West Virginia1,812
New Jersey1,382
Michigan1,375
Ohio1,187

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Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderMinnows, Suckers, Carps, and Loaches · Cypriniformes
FamilyTrue Minnows · Leuciscidae
GenusRiffle Daces · Rhinichthys

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