Speckled Dace Critical Habitat Survey Data

Speckled Dace (Rhinichthys osculus) are listed under the Species at Risk Act (SARA) as endangered. These fresh water fish, of the family Cyprinidae, are found in Canada only in the Kettle Valley of British Columbia. Proposed critical habitat was based on minimum viable population analysis and assumed densities of fish. From October 19th to the 22nd of 2015, night time pole seining surveys were conducted to enumerate Speckled Dace in proposed critical habitat on the West Kettle River; one of three rivers containing Speckled Dace. The estimated population abundance of Speckled Dace within the survey area was 8,978 (6,143-11,814), however only 1,014 of these are estimated to be adults.

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Last Updated April 17, 2026, 18:34 (UTC)
Created April 17, 2026, 18:34 (UTC)
contact_email Sean.MacConnachie@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
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data_dictionary EPSG:4326,http://www.epsg-registry.org,
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open_canada_date_published 2017-03-29 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords {"en": ["Species at Risk Act", "SARA", "Speckled Dace", "Rhinichthys osculus", "Pacific", "British Columbia", "Scientific research", "Scientific information", "Fish"], "fr": ["les espèces en péril", "LEP", "Le naseux moucheté", "Rhinichthys osculus", "Pacifique", "Colombie-Britannique", "Recherche scientifique", "Information scientifique", "Poisson"]}
open_canada_subject ["nature_and_environment", "science_and_technology"]
sensitivity_level unrestricted
title_fr Données du relevé de l’habitat essentiel du naseux moucheté.
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