Banff longnose dace
| Banff Longnose Dace | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Rhinichthys |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | †R. c. smithi
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| Trinomial name | |
| †Rhinichthys cataractae smithi Nichols, 1916
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The Banff longnose dace (Rhinichthys cataractae smithi) was a diminutive (about 5 cm (2 in) long) version of the eastern longnose dace, its range restricted to a small marsh fed by two hot springs on Sulphur Mountain in Banff National Park in Banff, Alberta, Canada.
The development of a popular thermal swimming pool at the
COSEWIC.[2] Currently a study is underway to clarify the taxonomic classification of this putative subspecies.[citation needed
]
See also
References
- ^ "Rhinichthys cataractae smithi". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ "Banff Longnose Dace (Rhinichthys cataractae smithi)". Species at risk public registry. Government of Canada. 2019-09-24. Retrieved 2019-10-11.