Las Vegas dace

The Las Vegas dace (Rhinichthys deaconi) was a species of cyprinid fish.

Las Vegas dace

Extinct (1986)  (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Presumed Extinct (1986)  (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Clade: Pogonichthyinae
Genus: Rhinichthys
Species:
R. deaconi
Binomial name
Rhinichthys deaconi

It was found only in the Las Vegas Valley in the United States. It was declared extinct in 1986 by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

Sources

  1. NatureServe (2013). "Rhinichthys deaconi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T19490A19035017. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T19490A19035017.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. "Rhinichthys deaconi". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 8 September 2023.


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