black-nosed dace

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Also known as: Rhinichthys atratulus

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The black-nosed dace is a common North American fish belonging to the carp family, Cyprinidae. It is characterized by a black stripe that runs along each side, extending from the tip of its nose to its tail.12

In North America, the term "dace" is applied to various small cyprinids. The black-nosed dace (Rhinichthys atratulus) is one such species, typically measuring around 7.5 cm (3 inches) long and found from New England to Minnesota. These fish are known for their slim, active nature and inhabit freshwater environments.2

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…genus Rhinichthys, among them the black-nosed dace (R. atratulus), a fine-scaled, black-banded, 7.5-centimetre-long fish found from New England to Minnesota, and the long-nosed dace (R. cataractae), a widely distributed species with a comparatively long snout. The creek chub is often known also as the horned dace, because of the hornlike…
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…genus Rhinichthys, among them the black-nosed dace (R. atratulus), a fine-scaled, black-banded, 7.5-centimetre-long fish found from New England to Minnesota, and the long-nosed dace (R. cataractae), a widely distributed species with a comparatively long snout. The creek chub is often known also as the horned dace, because of the hornlike…
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