Leopard dace

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Leopard dace
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Clade: Pogonichthyinae
Genus: Rhinichthys
Species:
R. falcatus
Binomial name
Rhinichthys falcatus
Synonyms
  • Agosia falcataEigenmann & Eigenmann, 1893
  • Apocope 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.

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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.) (2006). "Rhinichthys falcatus" in FishBase. April 2006 version.


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