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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
Black
Temperate
Regional distribution
Fusiform
SmallEastern 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.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Rhinichthys
- Maximum length
- 12.4 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- North America: Atlantic, Great Lakes, Hudson Bay, Mississippi River, and upper Mobile Bay drainages Nova Scotia to Manitoba, Canada and south to northern Georgia and northern Alabama, USA.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
