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Cyprinidae
Las Vegas dace
Rhinichthys deaconi
- Tropical
- Northern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- North America
- Small
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
SmallThe Las Vegas dace (Rhinichthys deaconi) was a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. It was found only in the Las Vegas Valley in the United States. It was declared extinct in 1986 by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Rhinichthys
- Maximum length
- 7.4 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Distribution
- North America: Las Vegas Creek in Nevada, USA.
- Conservation status
- EXExtinct
Class
Order
Family
Conservation status
