Las Vegas dace
Species of fish
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The Las Vegas dace (Rhinichthys deaconi) was a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows.
| Las Vegas dace | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Leuciscidae |
| Subfamily: | Pogonichthyinae |
| Genus: | Rhinichthys |
| Species: | †R. deaconi |
| Binomial name | |
| †Rhinichthys deaconi R. R. Miller, 1984 | |
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.
