Species: Rhinichthys falcatus

Leopard Dace
Species
    Kingdom
    Animalia
    Phylum
    Craniata
    Class

    Actinopterygii

    Order

    Cypriniformes

    Family

    Cyprinidae

    Genus

    Rhinichthys

    Classification
    Informal Taxonomy
    Animals, Vertebrates - Fishes - Bony Fishes - Minnows and Carps
    Formal Taxonomy
    Animalia - Craniata - Actinopterygii - Cypriniformes - Cyprinidae - Rhinichthys
    Habitat Type Description
    Freshwater
    Migration
    false - false - false
    Non-migrant
    false
    Locally Migrant
    false
    Food Comments
    Young-of-the-year feed mostly on dipterous larvae. Yearlings begin feeding on aquatic insect larvae (e.g., Ephemeroptera and Diptera); by September, they feed mostly on terrestrial insects. Adults eat aquatic insect larvae and terrestrial insects.
    Reproduction Comments
    Spawns probably in July and August (Wydoski and Whitney 1979).
    Ecology Comments
    Probably lives for about 5 years.
    Length
    8
    NatureServe Global Status Rank
    G4
    Global Status Last Reviewed
    1996-09-17
    Global Status Last Changed
    1996-09-17
    Other Status

    NAR - Not at Risk - 1990-04-01

    Conservation Status Map
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    Global Range
    Fraser and Columbia river drainages, British Columbia, Oregon, Washington, and Idaho, but not above Shoshone Falls (Snake River, Idaho), Spokane Falls (Spokane River, Washington), and Albeni Falls (Pend Oreille River, Washington) (Lee et al. 1980). Widely distributed in British Columbia in numerous river drainages (Peden 1991). Generally uncommon (Page and Burr 1991).
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