Species: Rhinichthys falcatus
Leopard Dace
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Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Craniata
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Cypriniformes
Family
Cyprinidae
Genus
Rhinichthys
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Classification
Informal Taxonomy
Animals, Vertebrates - Fishes - Bony Fishes - Minnows and Carps
Formal Taxonomy
Animalia - Craniata - Actinopterygii - Cypriniformes - Cyprinidae - Rhinichthys
Ecology and Life History
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
Conservation Status
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
Distribution
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).