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title: "Eastern Blacknose Dace"
description: "Rhinichthys atratulus — Fish. Eastern blacknose dace (Rhinichthys atratulus) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Rhinichthys."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/eastern-blacknose-dace
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Eastern Blacknose Dace

> Rhinichthys atratulus — Fish. Eastern blacknose dace (Rhinichthys atratulus) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Rhinichthys.

- Scientific name: *Rhinichthys atratulus*
- Category: `fish` (Fish)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers)
- iNaturalist observations: 4789
- Wikidata: [Q2704889](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2704889)
- iNaturalist taxon: [58664](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/58664)

## Names

- en: Eastern Blacknose Dace
- de: Amerikanische Schwarznase
- fr: Naseux noir de l'est

## Countries with the most observations

US (3734), CA (220)

## Summary

Eastern blacknose dace (Rhinichthys atratulus) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Rhinichthys. Its name originates from the Old French word "dars" which is the nominative form of the word "dart" in reference to their swimming pattern. The western blacknose dace (Rhinichthys obtusus) formerly was considered conspecific. While morphologically the two species are not significantly different, they are allopatric. The eastern blacknose dace is found across the southeast portion of Canada and down along the United States'  east coast.  It is dark brown to olive on its dorsal surface and silvery white below, the…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_blacknose_dace

## Photo

![Eastern Blacknose Dace](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/eastern-blacknose-dace/medium.jpg)

Photo: Brighton Lee · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/364139274

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/eastern-blacknose-dace?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).