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Western blacknose dace (Rhinichthys obtusus)
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Western blacknose dace (Rhinichthys obtusus) specimen
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Cyprinidae

Western blacknose dace

Rhinichthys obtusus

Pink lateral male band

  • Black
  • Tropical
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • North America
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Western blacknose dace is known around North America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and records give a maximum length of 8 cm.

Maximum length
8 cm
Water
Freshwater
Distribution
North America: primarily in upper Mississippi and Ohio drainages, U.S.A and Manitoba, Canada.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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