Cyprinidae

blacknose dace

Rhinichthys atratulus

Twelve Point Four Centimeters Carp

• Black
• Temperate
• Upper river
• Northern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• North America
• West Asia
• Fusiform
• Compressed cross-section
• Small
• Temperate fish

Eastern blacknose dace (Rhinichthys atratulus) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Rhinichthys. Its name originates from the Old French word "dars" which is the nominative form of the word "dart" in reference to their swimming pattern. The western blacknose dace (Rhinichthys obtusus) formerly was considered conspecific.