Pahranagat spinedace

Lepidomeda altivelis

Temperate
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
North America
Small
Temperate fish

The Pahranagat spinedace (Lepidomeda altivelis) is an extinct species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the daces, Eurasian minnows and related species. This species was restricted to Nevada but is now considered to be extinct.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Lepidomeda
Water type: Freshwater