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Rhinichthys osculus  (Girard, 1856)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 163387

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Argyreus notabilis Girard, 1856
  
    Argyreus osculus Girard, 1856
  
    Apocope couesii Yarrow in Cope and Yarrow, 1875
  
    Ceratichthys squamilentus Cope, 1871
  
  Common Name(s): naseux moucheté [French]
  
    Speckled Dace [English]
  
    carpita pinta [Spanish]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassActinopterygii  – ray-finned fishes, spiny rayed fishes, poisson épineux, poissons à nageoires rayonnées  
                      ClassTeleostei   
                         SuperorderOstariophysi   
                            OrderCypriniformes  – cyprins, meuniers, minnows, suckers  
                               SuperfamilyCyprinoidea   
                                  FamilyLeuciscidae Bonaparte, 1835  
                                     SubfamilyPogonichthyinae Girard, 1858  
                                        GenusRhinichthys Agassiz, 1849 – riffle daces  
                                           SpeciesRhinichthys osculus (Girard, 1856) – naseux moucheté, Speckled Dace, carpita pinta  
    Direct Children:  
                                              Subspecies Rhinichthys osculus adobe (Jordan and Evermann in Jordan, 1891) – Sevier River Speckled Dace 
                                              Subspecies Rhinichthys osculus carringtonii (Cope, 1872) – Bonneville Speckled Dace 
                                              Subspecies Rhinichthys osculus klamathensis (Evermann and Meek, 1898) – Klamath Speckled Dace 
                                              Subspecies Rhinichthys osculus lariversi Lugaski, 1972 – Big Smokey Valley Speckled Dace 
                                              Subspecies Rhinichthys osculus lethoporus Hubbs and Miller, 1972 – Independence Valley Speckled Dace 
                                              Subspecies Rhinichthys osculus moapae Williams, 1978 – Moapa Speckled Dace 
                                              Subspecies Rhinichthys osculus nevadensis Gilbert, 1893 – Ash Meadows Speckled Dace 
                                              Subspecies Rhinichthys osculus nubilus (Girard, 1856) – Blackside Speckled Dace 
                                              Subspecies Rhinichthys osculus oligoporus Hubbs and Miller, 1972 – Clover Valley Speckled Dace 
                                              Subspecies Rhinichthys osculus osculus (Girard, 1856)  
                                              Subspecies Rhinichthys osculus reliquus Hubbs and Miller, 1972 – Grass Valley Speckled Dace 
                                              Subspecies Rhinichthys osculus robustus (Rutter, 1903) – Lahontan Speckled Dace 
                                              Subspecies Rhinichthys osculus thermalis (Hubbs and Kuhne, 1937) – Kendall Warm Springs Dace 
                                              Subspecies Rhinichthys osculus velifer Gilbert, 1893 – Pahranagat Speckled Dace 
                                              Subspecies Rhinichthys osculus yarrowi (Jordan and Evermann in Jordan, 1891) – Green River Speckled Dace 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Howard L. Jelks  
  Notes: Research Fish Biologist, U.S. Geological Survey, 7920 N.W. 71st Street, Gainesville, Florida 32653   
  Reference for: Rhinichthys osculus    
       
  Expert: Wayne C. Starnes  
  Notes: Research Curator of Fishes, North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences, Research Laboratory, 4301 Reedy Creek Rd., Raleigh, NC, 27607, USA   
  Reference for: Rhinichthys osculus    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes, 11-Jan-2023, website (version 11-Jan-23)  
  Acquired: 2023   
  Notes: Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & van der Laan, R. (eds) 2023. ESCHMEYER'S CATALOG OF FISHES: GENERA, SPECIES, REFERENCES. (https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp). Electronic version accessed 11 Jan 2023   
  Reference for: Rhinichthys osculus   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Rhinichthys osculus   
       
  Source: Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, 01-Dec-2021, database (version 01-Dec-21)  
  Acquired: 2021   
  Notes: U.S. Geological Survey. Year. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL. http://nas.er.usgs.gov, 01-Dec-2021   
  Reference for: Rhinichthys osculus   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Eschmeyer, William N., ed.  
  Publication Date: 1998   
  Article/Chapter Title: Catalog of Fishes   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3   
  Page(s): 2905   
  Publisher: California Academy of Sciences   
  Publication Place: San Francisco, California, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-940228-47-5   
  Notes: Available online at http://www.jstor.org/stable/25622932   
  Reference for: Rhinichthys osculus   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Nelson, Joseph S., Edwin J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-Pérez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, et al., eds.  
  Publication Date: 2004   
  Article/Chapter Title: Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Sixth Edition   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 29   
  Page(s): ix + 386   
  Publisher: American Fisheries Society   
  Publication Place: Bethesda, Maryland, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 1-888569-61-1, 0097-0638  
  Notes: Full author list: Nelson, Joseph S., Edwin J. Crossman, Héctor Espinosa-Pérez, Lloyd T. Findley, Carter R. Gilbert, Robert N. Lea, and James D. Williams   
  Reference for: Rhinichthys osculus, carpita pinta [Spanish], Speckled Dace [English]   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Page, L. M., H. Espinosa-Pérez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, R. N. Lea, N. E. Mandrak, et al., eds  
  Publication Date: 2013   
  Article/Chapter Title: Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Seventh Edition   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 34   
  Page(s): ix + 384   
  Publisher: American Fisheries Society   
  Publication Place: Bethesda, Maryland, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 9781934874318, 0097-0638  
  Notes: doi: 10.47886/9781934874318   
  Reference for: Rhinichthys osculus, carpita pinta [Spanish], naseux moucheté [French], Speckled Dace [English]   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al.  
  Publication Date: 1980   
  Article/Chapter Title: A List of Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States and Canada, Fourth Edition   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 12   
  Page(s): 174   
  Publisher: American Fisheries Society   
  Publication Place: Bethesda, Maryland, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Rhinichthys osculus, Speckled Dace [English]   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al.  
  Publication Date: 1991   
  Article/Chapter Title: Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States and Canada, Fifth Edition   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 20   
  Page(s): 183   
  Publisher: American Fisheries Society   
  Publication Place: Bethesda, Maryland, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-913235-70-9, 0097-0638  
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Rhinichthys osculus, Speckled Dace [English]   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service  
  Publication Date: 1985   
  Article/Chapter Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of Threatened Status for Hutton Tui Chub and Foskett Speckled Dace   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Federal Register, vol. 50, no. 60   
  Page(s): 12302-12306   
  Publisher:    
  Publication Place:    
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  Reference for: Rhinichthys osculus   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: North America  
    Middle America  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Canada, Native  
    Continental US, Native & Introduced  
    Mexico, Native  
 

 

    

 Comments
       
  Comment: Nelson et al. (2004) Occurrence values: F:CUM  
    US ESA: Listed Threatened the population that inhabits Foskett Spring on the west side of Coleman Lake in Lake County, Oregon as Rhinichthys osculus ssp., as published in Federal Register Volume 50, Number 60, Pages 12302 - 12306, March 28, 1985  
 

 

    

 
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