The eastern blacknose dace is found across the southeast portion of Canada and down along the United States' east coast. It is dark brown to olive on its dorsal surface and silvery white below, the two shades separated by the darkly pigmented lateral line.

Blacknose Dace (Rhinichthys atratulus) - Native. Aquarium photo of a typical blacknose dace with its dark lateral band extending through the eye. Identification. Streamlined shape. Forked tail rounded at lobes. Barbel at corner of mouth. Snout projecting only slightly beyond a downward slanted mouth. There is no groove between the upper lip and ...

The blacknose dace is either of two ray-finned fish species: Eastern blacknose dace, Rhinichthys atratulus; Western blacknose dace, Rhinichthys obtusus

Native Range: Atlantic, Great Lakes, Hudson Bay, Mississippi, and upper Mobile Bay drainages from Nova Scotia to Manitoba and south to northern Georgia and northern Alabama (Page and Burr 1991). Table 1. States with nonindigenous occurrences, the earliest and latest observations in each state, and the tally and names of HUCs with observations†.

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 eastern blacknose dace may be found in the northern one-half and southern tip of Illinois. It lives in clear, fast, gravel brooks or runs and sand-gravel areas in pools with tree roots overhanging or rock outcrops.

The western blacknose dace inhabits the upper Mississippi, Ohio, and Great Lakes drainages, from as far north as south-central Canada to northern Alabama and Georgia and east to eastern Lake Erie. [1]

The black nose dace is found in small, rapid streams with rocky or gravely bottoms. Occasionally it is found in large rivers, but seldom in lakes and ponds. Commonly the black nose dace is found in the company of brook trout as well as some streams with temperatures above that which brookies can tolerate (1).

Blacknose Dace. Eastern Blacknose Dace. Kingdom. Animalia. Location in Taxonomic Tree . Genus. Rhinichthys. Species. Rhinichthys atratulus. Identification Numbers. TSN: 163382. Geography. Launch Interactive Map. Working with others to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the ...

Western blacknose dace (Rhinichthys obtusus) is a common species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae (minnow or carp) and the genus Rhinichthys. Western blacknose dace have tan to dark brown backs, lighter sides, and cream colored undersides.