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Longnose Dace

Rhinichthys cataractae

Classification

The longnose dace (Rhinichthys cataractae) is a freshwater minnow native to North America. Rhinicthys means snout fish (reference to the long snout) and cataractae means of the cataract (first taken from Niagara Falls). Longnose dace are small, typically less than 100 mm and characterized by their fleshy snout that protrudes past the mouth.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 1,729Canada · 914Mexico · 3