Desert speckled dace

Desert speckled dace
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae
Genus: Rhinichthys
Species:
R. nevadensis
Binomial name
Rhinichthys nevadensis
Gilbert, 1893

The Desert speckled dace (Rhinichthys nevadensis) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows.[1] This species is found in the southern Lahontan basin and desert springs and streams of Owens and Death Valley regions in Nevada and California,

References

  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Rhinichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
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