Grass Valley speckled dace
| Grass Valley speckled dace | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Genus: | Rhinichthys |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhinichthys osculus | |
| Trinomial name | |
| Rhinichthys osculus reliquus | |
The Grass Valley speckled dace (Rhinichthys osculus reliquus) occurred in a single spring-fed creek in a grassy meadow in eastern Lander County, Nevada. Specimens were collected only once, in 1938 and it was then common.[1] The species had a distinctive speckled lower lip and silver sided body. The introduction of brook and rainbow trout to the creek is believed to be the reason for their extinction.[1]
References
- 1 2 Miller, Robert R.; Williams, James D.; Williams, Jack E. (1989). "Extinctions of North American Fishes During the past Century". Fisheries. 14:6: 22–38. doi:10.1577/1548-8446(1989)014<0022:EONAFD>2.0.CO;2. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
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