Western Blacknose Dace
Rhinichthys obtusus Agassiz, 1854
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Teleostei |
| Order | Cypriniformes |
| Family | Leuciscidae |
| Genus | Rhinichthys |
| Species | Rhinichthys obtusus Agassiz, 1854 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygoxene
- Realm
- Aquatic
Distribution
Range
Known from three counties in Alabama.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama
Counties
- Alabama
- DeKalb, Jackson, Madison
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
LC Least Concern
Assessed in 2013.
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- United States
- N5 Secure
- Canada
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- Virginia
- SNR Unranked
- South Dakota
- S5 Secure
- North Carolina
- S5 Secure
- Michigan
- S5 Secure
- Wisconsin
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Illinois
- S3 Vulnerable
- Ohio
- S5 Secure
- New York
- SNR Unranked
- Iowa
- S5 Secure
- West Virginia
- SNR Unranked
- Indiana
- S5 Secure
- Pennsylvania
- S5 Secure
- Kansas
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Kentucky
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Minnesota
- SNR Unranked
- Tennessee
- S5 Secure
- Alabama
- S5 Secure
- NE
- S3 Vulnerable
- Missouri
- SNR Unranked
- Mississippi
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Georgia
- S4 Apparently Secure
- ND
- SNR Unranked
- South Carolina
- S2 Imperiled
- Manitoba
- S5 Secure
- Saskatchewan
- S3 Vulnerable
- Ontario
- S5 Secure
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- McGregor, S.W., Rheams, K.F., O'Neil, P.E., Moser, P.H. & Blackwood, R. 1994. Biological, geological, and hydrological investigations in Bobcat, Matthews, and Shelta caves and other selected caves in north Alabama. Geological Survey of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA. 226 pp.
- McGregor, S.W., O'Neil, P.E., Rheams, K.F., Moser, P.H. & Blackwood, R. 1997. Biological, geological, and hydrological investigations in Bobcat, Matthews, and Shelta caves and other selected caves in north Alabama. Geological Survey of Alabama Bulletin 166: 1–198.
- Rheams, K.F., Moser, P.H. & McGregor, S.W. 1992. Geologic, hydrologic, and biologic investigations in Arrowwood, Bobcat, Matthews, and Shelta caves and selected caves, Madison, County, Alabama. Geological Survey of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA. 262 pp.
- Rheams, K.F., Moser, P.H. & McGregor, S.W. 1994. Hydrogeologic and biologic factors related to the occurrence of the Alabama cave shrimp (Palaemonias alabamae), Madison County, Alabama. Geological Survey of Alabama Bulletin 161: 1–147.
How to cite this account
Rhinichthys obtusus Agassiz, 1854. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2895. https://cavebiology.org/species/rhinichthys-obtusus/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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