Leopard dace

Leopard dace
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Leuciscidae
Subfamily:	Pogonichthyinae
Genus:	Rhinichthys
Species:	R. falcatus
Binomial name
Rhinichthys falcatus (C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1893) [2]
Synonyms [3]
Agosia falcata Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1893 Agosia shuswap (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1893)

Leopard dace (Rhinichthys falcatus) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Rhinichthys . It is found in the United States and Canada, where it inhabits the Fraser and Columbia river drainages in British Columbia, Oregon, Washington, and Idaho.

References

1. NatureServe (2013). "Rhinichthys falcatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013: e.T202363A18231685. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202363A18231685.en . Retrieved 13 November 2021.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Rhinichthys falcatus". FishBase .
3. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Rhinichthys". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 19 March 2025.