blacknose dace

noun

variants or less commonly black-nosed dace

ˈ⸗ˌ⸗-

: a common North American dace (Rhinichthys atronasus or Atratulus atronasus) with a black stripe along either side passing from the base of the tail to the tip of the nose

called also striped dace

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