Longnose dace
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| Rhinichthys cataractae (Valenciennes, 1842) |
The longnose dace is found in muddy and warm, clear and cold, streams and lakes. The largest longnose dace are about 6 inches long. They are well-adapted for living on the bottom of fast-flowing streams among the stones. Longnose dace eat mostly immature aquatic insects. They are important forage minnows for larger predatory fish.
[edit] References
- Rhinichthys cataractae (TSN 163384). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 6 June 2006.
- "Rhinichthys cataractae". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. November 2005 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2005.
- Rook, Earl. Flora, fauna, earth, and sky...The natural history of the northwoods (English). Retrieved on May 21, 2006.
- Animal Field Guide (English). Retrieved on May 21, 2006.
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