Longnose dace
Rhinichthys cataractae
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A North American minnow that lives on the bottom of fast-flowing creeks and rivers, among stones. It eats aquatic insects.
- Scientific name
- Rhinichthys cataractae
- Family
- Leuciscidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Leuciscidae
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Synonyms
- Argyreus dulcis, Gobio cataractae, Rhinichthys cataractae cataractae, Rhinichthys cataractae dulcis, Rhinichthys cataractae smithi, Rhinichthys cateractae, Rhinichthys marmoratus
Origin
- Native region
- América do Norte
Water
- Temperature
- 4–16 °C
- General hardness (GH)
- 10–15 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 22.5 cm
- Lifespan
- 5 years
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Bottom
- Diet
- Carnivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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