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Longfin Dace

Scientific Name: Agosia chrysogaster

Residency: Native to the lower Colorado River drainage in Arizona has been introduced into other parts of Arizona and the Rio Grande Basin of New Mexico.

Habitat: Longfin Dace are able to occupy a wide variety of small stream habitats.

Diet: Aquatic invertebrates and detritus.

Breeding: Eggs are laid in a small depression, spawning occurs mostly in spring but can possibly occur throughout the year.

Status: Not listed as an endangered species but the USFWS considers it a species of concern.

Photo: To be added


 
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