Northern pearl dace
A species of Pearl daces Scientific name : Margariscus nachtriebi Genus : Pearl daces
Northern pearl dace, A species of Pearl daces
Botanical name: Margariscus nachtriebi
Genus: Pearl daces
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Description
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The northern pearl dace 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.
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Scientific Classification
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Chordates Class
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Carp-like fish Family
Cyprinids Genus
Pearl daces Species
Northern pearl dace