Moapa dace

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Moapa dace
Conservation status
Critically endangered (IUCN)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Cypriniformes Family: Cyprinidae Genus: Moapa Species: M. coriacea
Binomial name
Moapa coriacea Hubbs and Miller, 1948

The moapa dace, Moapa coriacea, is a rare cyprinid fish of Southern Nevada, United States, found only in the warm springs that give rise to the Muddy River, and in the upper parts of the river.

A small fish, with a maximum recorded length of 9 cm, its scales are small and embedded in the skin, resulting in a noticeably leathery texture (thus the species epithet, derived from Latin coriaceus "leathery"). General body shape is standard for cyprinids, with a vaguely conical head.

Moapa daces require warm water, in temperature range of 87 to 93 °F.

[edit] References

• Gimenez Dixon (1996). Moapa coriacea. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 09 May 2006. Listed as Critically Endangered (CR B1+2c v2.3)
• Moapa coriacea (TSN 163585). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 6 June 2006.
• Ira La Rivers, Fishes and Fisheries of Nevada (University of Nevada Press, 1994)
• "Moapa coriacea". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. May 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.