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RHINICHTHYS CATARACTAE [3 records]

Record 1 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

Rhinichthys cataractae (longnose dace) is a species of bony fishes in the family Leuciscidae.

Key term(s)
  • long-nose dace
  • Great lakes long-nose dace

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-10-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A small fish of the family Cyprinidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Petit poisson de la famille des Cyprinidae.

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-06-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

The Nooksack dace is a small cyprinid fish occurring in streams in southern British Columbia and western Washington state. It has not yet been formally described taxonomically.

CONT

Nooksack dace have not had the opportunity to exchange genes with the longnose dace [(Rhinichthys cataractae)] since before the last glaciation. For conservation purposes, they are considered a separate species.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CONT

Le naseux de Nooksack est un petit poisson de moins de 15 cm, de la famille des cyprinidés (méné), qui habite les ruisseaux tributaires de la rivière Nooksack. [Certains auteurs] le considère comme une sous-espèce de l'espèce plus répandue et plus connue du naseux des rapides (Rhinichthys cataractae).

Spanish

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