Family | Scientific Name | Author | Year | Common Name |
Leuciscidae | Rhinichthys atratulus | (Hermann) | 1804 | Eastern Blacknose Dace |
Rhinichthys atratulus
Unique Characters: Long, slender streamlined body, flattened below. Very small scales. Many brown-black specks on back and side. Barbel in corner of mouth. No groove separating snout from upper lip. Breeding male has gold yellow below red-black stripe. Currently, only know from upper Dan River in the Roanoke basin.
Similar Species:
Western Blacknose Dace
Rhinichthys obtusus
Longnose Dace
Rhinichthys cataractae
Western Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys obtusus. Breeding male has red below a black lateral stripe.
Longnose Dace Rhinichthys cataractae. Long, slender streamlined body, flattened below. Very small scales. Many brown-black specks on back and side. Barbel in corner of mouth. No groove separating snout from upper lip. Long fleshy snout. Eyes high on the head.
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