Las Vegas dace
| Las Vegas dace | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Rhinichthys |
| Species: | R. deaconi |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhinichthys deaconi R. R. Miller, 1984 | |
The Las Vegas dace (Rhinichthys deaconi) is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family. It was found only in the Las Vegas Valley in the United States. It was declared extinct in 1986 by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.
Sources
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Rhinichthys deaconi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
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