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Rhinichthys cataractae

Longnose dace, Rhinichthys cataractae (*)

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Osteichthyes
Classis: Actinopterygii
Subclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Superordo: Ostariophysi
Ordo: Cypriniformes
Subordo: Cyprinoidea
Familia: Cyprinidae
Subfamilia: Leuciscinae
Genus: Rhinichthys
Species: Rhinichthys cataractae

The longnose dace (Rhinichthys cataractae) is found in muddy and warm, clear and cold, streams and lakes. The largest longnose dace are about 6 inches long. They are well-adapted for living on the bottom of fast-flowing streams among the stones. Longnose dace eat mostly immature aquatic insects. They are important forage minnows for larger predatory fish.

References

"Rhinichthys cataractae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 6 June 2006.
Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2005). "Rhinichthys cataractae" in FishBase. November 2005 version.
Rook, Earl. "Flora, fauna, earth, and sky...The natural history of the northwoods". Retrieved 2006-05-21.
"Animal Field Guide". Retrieved 2006-05-21.

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