Umatilla dace

The Umatilla dace lives in the demersal, freshwater environment.

The Umatilla Dace (Rhinichthys umatilla) is considered to be a species but shows significant variation depending on location, and the relative abundance of Leopard Dace (R. falcatus) and Speckled Dace (R. osculus). More

Umatilla Dace of the Columbia River are less spotted than other populations of R. umatilla and R. falcatus. The largest Umatilla Dace are females. More

Common names

Jelčík umatillský in Czech (česky)
umatilla dace in English
乌马吻鱥 in Mandarin Chinese
烏馬吻鱥 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Cypriniformes
Family : Cyprinidae
Genus : Rhinichthys
Species : Rhinichthys umatilla
Authority : Gilbert and Evermann, 1894