Biology:Leopard dace

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Leopard dace
FMIB 34259 Agosia falcata.jpeg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Clade: Pogonichthyinae
Genus: Rhinichthys
Species:
R. falcatus
Binomial name
Rhinichthys falcatus
(C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1893)[2]
Synonyms
  • Agosia falcata Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1893
  • Apocope falcata (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1893)
  • Agosia shuswap (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1893)

Leopard dace (Rhinichthys falcatus) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Rhinichthys. It is found in the United States and Canada , where it inhabits the Fraser and Columbia river drainages in British Columbia, Oregon, Washington, and Idaho.

References

  1. NatureServe (2013). "Rhinichthys falcatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T202363A18231685. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202363A18231685.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/202363/18231685. Retrieved 13 November 2021. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Rhinichthys falcatus" in FishBase. April 2006 version.

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