INTRODUCTION The longnose dace Rhinichthys cataractae (Valenciennes) is a slightly dorsoventrally compressed minnow (Cyprinidae) with a long fleshy snout.
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LND stands for Longnose Dace (fish)
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Researchers tested a native minnow, longnose dace (Rhinichthys cataractae), and found that at nearly every site, 14 out of 15 locations, males showed elevated levels of a protein, hepatic vitellogenin, which is normally only found in the blood of females and is used by females to procluce eggs.
The analysis showed elevated levels of a protein, hepatic vitellogenin, in male minnow, longnose dace fishes.
15 1 13 104 4 Channel catfish 3 5 47 14 149 92 Common carp 2 7 7 8 Creek chub Longnose dace Emerald shiner 1 Fathead minnow 77 9 2 1 Flathead chub 3 4 26 35 174 569 Grass pickerel 1 Largemouth bass 6 1 2 4 Red shiner 308 382 93 143 439 80 River shiner Sand shiner 326 165 198 36 831 547 Sanger 1 Shorthead redhorse 4 4 4 1 Stone catfish 1 White crappie 1 1 1 White sucker 2 1 Yellow bullhead 1 1 Yellow perch No.
The species that were killed included sand shiners, creek chubs, fathead minnows, longnose dace and largemouth bass.