Margariscus_nachtriebi

Northern pearl dace

Northern pearl dace

Species of fish


The northern pearl dace (Margariscus nachtriebi) is a freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae, the carps and minnows. It occurs in Atlantic, Hudson Bay, Great Lakes, and Mississippi River basins in the northern United States and Canada. Its preferred habitat is cool, clear headwater streams, bog drainage streams, ponds and small lakes, and in stained, peaty waters of beaver ponds, usually over sand or gravel.[2]

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References

  1. NatureServe (2013). "Margariscus nachtriebi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T15350714A18231013. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T15350714A18231013.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Rainer Froese; Daniel Pauly, eds. (2017). "Northern pearl dace Margariscus nachtriebi Cox, 1896". Fishbase. Retrieved 19 November 2017.



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