Speckled dace

Speckled dace
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Rhinichthys
Species:
R. osculus
Binomial name
Rhinichthys osculus
(Girard, 1856)
Synonyms
  • Argyreus osculus Girard, 1856
  • Agosia oscula (Girard, 1856)
  • Apocope oscula (Girard, 1856)
  • Argyreus nubilus Girard, 1856
  • Rhinichthys nubilus (Girard, 1856)
  • Apocope carringtonii Cope, 1872
  • Rhinichthys nevadensis Gilbert, 1893
  • Rhinichthys velifer Gilbert, 1893
  • Rhinichthys lariversi Lugaski, 1972

The speckled dace (Rhinichthys osculus), also known as the spotted dace and the carpita pinta, is a member of the minnow family. It is found in temperate freshwater in North America, from Sonora, Mexico, to British Columbia, Canada.


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