Recovery Strategies

Recovery Strategy for the Speckled Dace (Rhinichthys osculus) in Canada

The Speckled Dace (Rhinichthys osculus) is a small freshwater minnow. Within its Canadian range, Speckled Dace is a riverine fish that makes use of riffles, runs and pools, feeding off the bottom on algae and aquatic insects. While widely distributed in western North American rivers, the species is confined in Canada to a short section of the Columbia River drainage that includes the West Kettle, Kettle, and Granby Rivers. Recent field studies have confirmed a large and apparently robust population of Speckled Dace throughout its Canadian range, far in excess of previous estimates made prior to being listed as Endangered in Schedule 1 of the Species at Risk Act (SARA).

Consultation period: 2016-08-18 to 2016-10-17

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• HTML version of "Recovery Strategy for the Speckled Dace (Rhinichthys osculus) in Canada"
• "Recovery Strategy for the Speckled Dace (Rhinichthys osculus) in Canada" (2018-05-01) (PDF format, 1,514.85 KB)

• HTML version of "Recovery Strategy for the Speckled Dace (Rhinichthys osculus) in Canada [Proposed]"
• "Recovery Strategy for the Speckled Dace (Rhinichthys osculus) in Canada [Proposed]" (2016-08-18) (PDF format, 1,510.50 KB)

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Contact Person(s)

Director
SARA Directorate
Department of Fisheries and Oceans
200 Kent St.
Ottawa, ON
K1A 0E6
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Related Species

• Speckled Dace

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