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Longnose Dace

Rhinichthys cataractae

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 185, February 190, March 301, April 589, May 1,132, June 531, July 399, August 361, September 380, October 311, November 194, December 173.
United States24,430
Canada6,694
Ontario4,749
New York4,700
New Mexico3,071
Texas2,418
Pennsylvania1,340
Maryland1,256
Virginia1,123
Wyoming909

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

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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