Rhinichthys deaconi

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Overview

Family : Minnows or carps ;

Extinct

Common Names

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Description

Family Cyprinidae

Distribution: North America (northern Canada to southern Mexico), Africa, and Eurasia . Pharynx with 1-3 rows of teeth, each row with a maximum of 8 teeth. Usually thin lips , plicae or papillae absent; mouth sometimes suckerlike (Garra and Labeo). With or without barbels . Premaxilla usually borders the upper jaw making the maxilla entirely or almost entirely excluded from the gape. Usually protrusible upper jaw. Dorsal fin with spinelike rays in some. Primitive number of chromosomes 2n=50, some with 48; polyploidy exists. Maximum length at least 2.5 m to probably 3 m in Catlocarpio siamensis; many species less than 5 cm. Mainly non-guarders, but in some species males build nests and/or protect the eggs .The family Cyprinidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes ) and the Order Cypriniformes. It contains 210 genera and 2010 species. It may be found in Brackish , and Freshwater environments and is primarily Primary freshwater. Many members of this family are used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are nonguarders. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is subcarangiform. Compared with other fish, the activity level of this family tends to be normal. Members of this family have been dated back to the Eocene epoch of the Tertiary period. This family may be found from 70° n to 34° s and 150° w to 170° e. Etymology of this family name : Greek, kyprinos = goldfish .

Habitat

Biome: Fresh water . Demersal .

Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Similar Species

Members of the genus Rhinichthys

There are approximately 61 species in this genus:

R. arenatus · R. asculus · R. ateonasus · R. atratulus (Blacknose Butterflyfish) · R. atratulus atratulus (Eastern Blacknose Dace) · R. atratulus atrorus · R. atratulus meleagris · R. atratulus obtusus (Blacknose Dace) · R. atronasus · R. atronasus dulcis · R. atronosus · R. badius · R. bowersi · R. cararactae · R. cataractae (Great Lakes Longnose Dace) · R. cataractae cataractae (Great Lakes Longnose Dace) · R. cataractae dulcis · R. cataractae duleis · R. cataractae smithi · R. cataractae x · R. chrysogaster (Longfin Dace) · R. cobitis (Loach Minnow) · R. deaconi (Las Vagas Dace) · R. dulcis · R. evermanni (Umpqua Dace) · R. falcatus (Silvery Grey Minnow) · R. henshavii · R. intergrade · R. klamathensis · R. lunatus · R. luteus · R. marmoratus · R. maxillosus · R. meleagris · R. nasutus · R. nevadensis · R. nubilis robustus · R. nubilus klamathensis · R. obturus · R. obtusus (Western Australian Seahorse) · R. ocella · R. osculus (Speckled Dace) · R. osculus adobe · R. osculus carringtonii (Pacific Speckled Dace) · R. osculus klamathensis · R. osculus lariversi (Spotted Dace) · R. osculus lethoporus (Independence Valley Speckled Dace) · R. osculus moapae (Moapa Speckled Dace) · R. osculus nevadensis (Ash Meadows Speckled Dace) · R. osculus oligoporus (Clover Valley Speckled Dace) · R. osculus osculus (Speckled Dace) · R. osculus reliquus (Grass Valley Speckled Dace) · R. osculus robustus · R. osculus thermalis (Kendall Warm Springs Dace) · R. osculus velifer (Pahranagat Speckled Dace) · R. osculus yarrowi (Speckled Dace) · R. simus · R. sp · R. transmontanus · R. umatilla (Umatilla Dace) · R. velifera

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Further Reading

• Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes 2003. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada.
• Eschmeyer, William N., ed. 1998. Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco, California, USA. 2905. ISBN: 0-940228-47-5.
• Groombridge, B. (ed.) 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
• IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre. 1986. 1986 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
• IUCN. 1990. 1990 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
• International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) (1990). 1990 IUCN red list of threatened animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, U.K. 288 p.
• Nagelkerke, L.A.J. and F.A. Sibbing 1998 The 'Barbus' intermedius species flock of Lake Tana (Ethiopia). I. The ecological and evolutionary significance of morphological diversity. Ital. J. Zool. 65:3-7.
• Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al. 1991. Common and Scientific Names fo Fishes from the United States and Canada, Fifth Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 20. American Fisheries Society. Bethesda, Maryland, USA. 183. ISBN: 0-913235-70-9.

Notes

Contributors

• American Fisheries Society. Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United states, Canada, and Mexico Sixth Edition. Special Publication 29.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 06, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 3 providers.
• World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 06, 2007:

• Avian Knowledge Network, Hawk Migration Association of North America - HawkCount
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity - Fish Collection
• Museum of Southwestern Biology, Division of Amphibians and Reptiles, Museum of Southwestern Biology, Division of Amphibians and Reptiles database

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2500948
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-31686
• Fishbase Species ID: 6149
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 163390
• IUCN ID: 19490
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: AFCJB37130
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 10717

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