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Long-snout Dace
Leuciscus oxyrrhis
The long-snout dace (Leuciscus oxyrrhis) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, minnows and related species. This species is found in the Garonne drainage in France.
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Description
The long-snout dace is distinguished from other Western European daces by a comobation of the following characteristics: there is no dorsal keel between the nape and the origin of the dorsal fin, the dorsal profile of the head and back is smooth with no hump, the upper jaw projects and thick fleshy lips. This species has a maximum standard length of 40 cm (16 in).
Range & habitat
The long-snout dace is found in the upper Tarn, Lot and Dordogne river systems, these are all right bank tributaries of the Garonne in southwestern France. It prefers moderate to fast flowing stretches of rivers and streams with a coarse substrate.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
In human culture
The long-snout dace is a member of the genus Leuciscus, a name derived tautonymously from the type species' name, Cyprinus leuciscus. Leuciscus is from the Greek leukískos, a "white mullet" which is a diminutive of leukós, meaning "white", an allusion to the silvery sides of the common dace. The specific name, oxyrrhis, combines oxýs, meaning "sharp" or "pointed". and rhis, which means "nose", a reference to the long, pointed snout projecting beyond the mouth.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 104527.