The Las Vegas dace (Rhinichthys deaconi) was a species of cyprinid fish.
Las Vegas dace | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
Clade: | Pogonichthyinae |
Genus: | Rhinichthys |
Species: | †R. deaconi
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Binomial name | |
†Rhinichthys deaconi R. R. Miller, 1984
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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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Rhinichthys deaconi". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 8 September 2023.