Las Vegas dace
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The Las Vegas dace (Rhinichthys deaconi) was a species of cyprinid fish.
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Las Vegas dace | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
Clade: | Pogonichthyinae |
Genus: | Rhinichthys |
Species: | †R. deaconi |
Binomial name | |
†Rhinichthys deaconi R. R. Miller, 1984 | |
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It was found only in the Las Vegas Valley in the United States. It was declared extinct in 1986 by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.