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Rhinichthys osculus (Girard, 1856)

Speckled dace
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Common names: Speckled dace
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: bait: yes;
Comments: Most ubiquitous fish in western USA. Occurs in many isolated western drainages and has diversified tremendously. Treated as a complex of subspecies, but its morphological variations and distribution are poorly known. The following are protected as endangered subspecies: Rhinichthys osculus nevadensis in Ash Meadows, Nevada; Rhinichthys osculus oligoporus in Clover Valley, Nevada; Rhinichthys osculus lethoporus in Independence Valley, Nevada; and Rhinichthys osculus thermalis in Kendall Warm Springs, Wyoming. The Foskett speckled dace, Rhinichthys osculus subspecies, in Foskett Spring, Warner Basin, Oregon is also protected as threatened subspecies (Ref. 86798). Of some importance as forage species and widely used as bait fish. Also Ref. 5723. Status of threat of the following subspecies: 1). Rhinichthys osculus lariversi: endangered. Criteria: 1,4,5; 2). Rhinichthys osculus lethoporus, Rhinichthys osculus nevadensis, and Rhinichthys osculus oligoporus: endangered; status same as 1989. Criteria: 1,4,5; 3). Rhinichthys osculus moapae: threatened; status same as 1989. Criteria: 1,3,4; 4). Rhinichthys osculus reliquus: extinct. Criteria: 1,4,5; 5). Rhinichthys osculus thermalis: endangered; status declined since 1989. Criteria: 3,5 ; 6). Rhinichthys osculus velifer: endangered. Criteria: 1,5 (http://fisc.er.usgs.gov/afs/) (Ref. 81264).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 2011
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Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cypriniformes (Carps) > Leuciscidae (Minnows) > Pogonichthyinae
Etymology: Rhinichthys: Greek, rhinos = nose + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335);  osculus: osculus meaning small-mouthed (Ref. 1998).
  More on author: Girard.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

; agua dulce demersal; pH range: 6.8 - 7.8; dH range: 5 - 25.   Temperate; 9°C - 11°C (Ref. 3672); 49°N - 31°N

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North America: western drainages (Pacific and endorheic) from Columbia River in British Columbia, Canada to Colorado River in Arizona and New Mexico, USA and south into Sonora, Mexico.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 86798); common length : 6.3 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 12193)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 8 - 9; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 6 - 7; Vértebra: 37 - 38. Body elongate, greatest depth in front of dorsal fin. Head bluntly triangular, a small but distinct hump present behind the head. Mouth inferior, sucker-like, lower jaw with fleshy lip. Overall coloration gray or gray-brown with scattered and vague darker flecks, usually above midline of sides; lower sides and belly somewhat yellowish or creamy white. A faint lateral band present.

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Occurs in rocky riffles, runs and pools of headwaters, creeks and small to medium rivers; rarely in lakes (Ref. 5723, 86798).

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Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 2011. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 663p. (Ref. 86798)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 10 September 2018

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




Human uses

Carnada: usually
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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5020   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00501 (0.00232 - 0.01084), b=3.13 (2.94 - 3.32), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278):  2.9   ±0.36 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Ref. 120179):  Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).