Rhinichthys cataractae

Rhinichthys cataractae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cyprinoidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Cypriniformes Subordo: Cyprinoidei

Familia: Leuciscidae
Subfamilia: Pogonichthyinae
Genus: Rhinichthys
Species: Rhinichthys cataractae
Subspecies: R. c. cataractae – R. c. dulcis – †R. c. smithi

Name

Rhinichthys cataractae (Valenciennes, 1842) in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1842

• Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-3878.

Type locality: Vicinity of Niagara Falls, North America.

Synonyms

• Gobio cataractae Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1842
• Rhinichthys marmoratus Agassiz, 1850
• Leuciscus nasutus Ayres, 1843

Vernacular names

English: Longnose dace, Nooksack dace

References

• Cuvier, G. & Valenciennes, A.; 1842: Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome seizième. Livre dix-huitième. Les Cyprinoïdes. 16: i-xx + 1-472, Pls. 456-487. BHL Reference page. 
• Kim, D. & Conway, K.W. 2014. Phylogeography of Rhinichthys cataractae (Teleostei: Cyprinidae): pre-glacial colonization across the Continental Divide and Pleistocene diversification within the Rio Grande drainage. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 111(2): 317–333. DOI: 10.1111/bij.12209 Reference page. 
• Ruskey, J.A. & Taylor, E.B. 2015. Morphological and genetic analysis of sympatric dace within the Rhinichthys cataractae species complex: a case of isolation lost. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 117(3): 547–563. DOI: 10.1111/bij.12657 Reference page.