#2317 · 🐟 fish

Eastern Blacknose Dace

Rhinichthys atratulus

LCleast concern 🐟 Fish 📍 outside Europe

9 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © kary · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Sequoia Janirella Wrens · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Emilio Concari · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Emilio Concari · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © Roger Dennison · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
6. © Henry Dennison · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. © Ty Smith · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. © Emilio Concari · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. © Henry Dennison · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Eastern blacknose dace ( Rhinichthys atratulus ) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Rhinichthys . Its name originates from the Old French word "dars" which is the nominative form of the word "dart" in reference to their swimming pattern. The western blacknose dace ( Rhinichthys obtusus ) formerly was considered conspecific. While morphologically the two species are not significantly different, they are allopatric.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 4,885iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
4,885 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Johann Hermann in 1804 (222 years ago).