Allegheny pearl dace

Allegheny pearl dace
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae
Genus: Margariscus
Species:
M. margarita
Binomial name
Margariscus margarita
(Cope, 1867)
Synonyms
  • Clinostomus margarita
    Cope, 1867
  • Leuciscus carletoni
    Kendall, 1903
  • Leuciscus margarita
    (Cope, 1867)
  • Semotilus margarita
    (Cope, 1867)

The Allegheny Pearl Dace (Margariscus margarita) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the class Teleostei. It belongs to the order Cypriniformes, family Leuciscidae and subfamily Plagopterinae. It is a demersal freshwater fish with a dark green back and silvery body. This species is omnivorous, consuming algae and arthropods. M. margarita's range spans southern Canada and the northern United States.

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