Las Vegas dace

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

Las Vegas dace

Extinct  (1986)  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
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 the Conservation of Nature.

Sources

  1. NatureServe (2013). "Rhinichthys deaconi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2013: e.T19490A19035017. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T19490A19035017.en. Retrieved 12 December 2017.


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