Rhinichthys cataractae

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• Description
• Biology
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Overview

Widely used as bait in the USA[1].

Endangered

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 .

Physical Description

Habitat

Inhabit rubble and gravel riffles (sometimes runs and pools ) of fast creeks and small to medium rivers ; also in rocky shores of lakes [2]. Young up to 4 months are pelagic[1].

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 5,134 meters (0 to 16,844 feet).[3]

Biome: Fresh water . Demersal .

Biology

Diet

Feed on mayflies, blackflies, and midges[1].

Reproduction

Spawn over pits in loose gravel substrate[4]. Artificially propagated in Minnesota, USA in long narrow ponds having weak water flow [1].

Behavior

Form schools[1].

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Gobio cataractae Valenciennes, 1842
2. Rhinichthys cataractae cataractae (Valenciennes, 1842)
3. Rhinichthys cataractae smithi Nichols, 1916
4. Rhinichthys marmoratus Agassiz, 1850

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Family : Minnows or carps .

Hybrids: Longnose dace X creek chub; longnose dace X common shiner; longnose dace X central stoneroller; longnose dace X largescale stoneroller.

Similar Species

Fish Name Mouth Barbels Body Pattern Lateral Line Scales Circumferential Scales Dorsal Rays Similarity Index Comment Western Blacknose Dace Subterminal mouth; thick fleshy lips; frenum present Inconspicuous Mottled and/or lateral stripe 60-75 ~ 52 8 Very similar Central Stoneroller Subterminal mouth; ridge on lower jaw; no frenum None Mottled and/or lateral stripe 47-58 38-50 8 Moderately similar Gravel Chub Subterminal mouth; thin fleshy lips; no frenum Inconspicuous X, W, & Y markings 38-43 ~ 32 8 Moderately similar Largescale Stoneroller Subterminal mouth; ridge on lower jaw; no frenum None Mottled and/or lateral stripe 41-48 29-38 8 Moderately similar Longnose Dace Inferior mouth; thick fleshy lips; frenum present Inconspicuous Mottled and/or lateral strip 61-75 ~ 54 8 N/A Silver Chub Subterminal mouth; thin fleshy lips; no frenum Inconspicuous Solid silver 37-47 ~ 28 8 Moderately similar Shoal Chub Inferior mouth; thin fleshy lips; no frenum Short but conspicuous Pepper-like spots 36-40 ~ 28 8 Moderately similar Suckermouth Minnow Inferior mouth; thick fleshy lips; no frenum None Lateral stripe (may be faint) 43-51 ~ 34 8 Moderately similar White Sucker Inferior mouth; thick fleshy lips; no frenum None Solid, spotted, or mottled 39-115 ~32-~90 9-15 Moderately similar All suckers at the juvenile stage (Catostomidae: Catostomus, Hypentelium, Minytrema, Moxostoma) are moderately similar and all criteria as described for the white sucker apply.

Members of the genus Rhinichthys

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 61 species and subspecies 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

• Catalogue of the fishes of New York. By Tarleton H. Bean Albany, University of the state of New York, 1903. ENG url p. 152.
• A biological survey of the Erie-Niagara system. Supplemental to Eighteenth annual report, 1928. Albany, J. B. Lyon company, printers, 1929. ENG url p. 183.
• A list of common and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada. Report presented at the eighty-ninth annual meeting, Clearwater, Fla., Sept. 16-18, 1959. Ann Arbor, Mich., 1960. ENG url p. 16.
• A list of the fishes of Pennsylvania / by Henry W. Fowler. [Washington, D.C.: Biological Society of Washington, 1919] ENG url p. 61.
• A manual of land and fresh water vertebrate animals of the United States (exclusive of birds) by Henry Sherring Pratt with 184 illustrations. Philadelphia, Blakiston's[c1923] ENG url p. 397, p. 401.
• Annual report of the Commissioner of Fisheries to the Secretary of Commerce for the fiscal year ended Washington: G.P.O., 1914- ENG url p. 139.
• 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.
• Fishery circular / U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Fisheries. [Washington]: The Bureau, 1931-1939. ENG url p. 123, p. 80.
• Great Basin naturalist memoirs. [Provo, Utah]Brigham Young University, 1976-1992. ENG url p. 24, p. 27.
• 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.
• Keys to the fishes of Washington, Oregon and closely adjoining regions, by Leonard P. Schultz. Seattle, Wash., University of Washington Press, 1936. ENG url p. 223.
• Miscellaneous publication - University of Kansas, Museum of Natural History. Lawrence, University of Kansas, 1946-1996. ENG url p. 355.
• Northern fishes: with special reference to the Upper Mississippi Valley / [by] Samuel Eddy and Thaddeus Surber. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, [1947] ENG url p. 151.
• Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr (1991). A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p.
• Phylogenetic studies of North American minnows: with emphasis on the genus Cyprinella (Teleostei, Cypriniformes) / by Richard L. Mayden. Lawrence: University of Kansas, 1989. ENG url p. 9.
• Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. [Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia] ENG url p. 110, p. 118, p. 299.
• Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. [Washington, Biological Society of Washington] ENG url p. 11, p. 151, p. 5, p. 6, p. 61, p. 9, p. 97.
• Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al. 1980. A List of Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States and Canada, Fourth Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 12. American Fisheries Society. Bethesda, Maryland, USA. 174.
• Scott, W.B. and E.J. Crossman (1973). Freshwater fishes of Canada. Bull. Fish. Res. Board Can. 184:1-966.
• Smithsonian miscellaneous collections. Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1862-1968. ENG url p. 111, p. 207, p. 577.
• Special scientific report. Seattle, National Marine Fisheries Service; for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1949-1971. ENG url p. 1, p. 1, p. 2, p. 28, p. 4.
• The Canadian field-naturalist. Ottawa, The Ottawa-Field-Naturalists Club. ENG url p. 142.
• The Great Basin naturalist. Provo, Utah, M.L. Bean Life Science Museum, Brigham Young University. ENG url p. 342.
• The University of Kansas science bulletin. [Lawrence]: University of Kansas, 1902-1996. ENG url p. 136, p. 141.
• The naturalist of the Saint Croix. Memoir of George A. Boardman. A selection from his correspondence and published writings, notices of friends and contemporaries, with his list of the birds of Maine and New Brunswick. By Samuel Lane Boardman... Bangor, Priv. print., 1903. ENG url p. 318.
• Trematodes of the Pacific Northwest, an annotated catalog [by] Ivan Pratt [and] James E. McCauley. Corvallis, Oregon State University Press[1961] ENG url p. 25, p. 65.
• Tulane studies in zoology and botany. New Orleans: Tulane University, [1968- ENG url p. 121.
• University of Kansas publications, Museum of Natural History. Lawrence, University of Kansas. ENG url p. 12, p. 166, p. 3, p. 622, p. 75.
• Zoogeography. A symposium presented on August 26-27, 1957 [under the prime auspices of the Pacific Section of the Society of Systematic Zoology] at the Stanford University joint meeting of the American Institute of Washington, 1958. ENG url p. 212, p. 218.
• Zoologisches Zentralblatt. Leipzig: W. Engelmann, [1903-1912] GER url p. 489.

Notes

Contributors

• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed November 2, 2006.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2007. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed March 20, 2007.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 18, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
• Kullander, Sven O. (from FishBase).
• Lyons, John. WiscFish.org University of Wisconsin, Center for Limnology, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, University of Wisconsin Sea Grant. Provided photos, physical description, and table comparing similar species.
• Species At Risk Act Public Registry, Government of Canada

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 04, 2008:

• Burke Museum: University of Washington Fish Collection
• Canadian Museum of Nature: Canadian Museum of Nature Fish Collection
• Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates: Fish Collection
• FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
• GBIF-Sweden: Fishes (NRM)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Atlantic Reference Centre (OBIS Canada)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Canadian Museum of Nature - Fish Collection (OBIS Canada)
• Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University: MCZ Fish Collection
• Royal Ontario Museum: Fish specimens
• Sternberg Museum of Natural History: Fish Collection
• University of Colorado Museum: Zoological specimens
• University of Kansas Biodiversity Research Center: Fish Collection
• University of Minnesota Bell Museum of Natural History: Fish specimens

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3858615
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-24319
• Fishbase Species ID: 2944
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 163384
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: AFCJB37020
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 14657

Footnotes

1. Scott, W.B. and E.J. Crossman (1973). Freshwater fishes of Canada. Bull. Fish. Res. Board Can. 184:1-966. [back]
2. Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr (1991). A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p. [back]
3. Mean = 1,480.420 meters (4,857.021 feet), Standard Deviation = 1,532.240 based on 1,178 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
4. "Artemisia douglasiana". in Flora of North America Vol. 19, 20 and 21 Page 522, 524, 533. Oxford University Press. Online at EFloras.org. [back]

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