A member of the Cyprinidae family and the sole species in the genus Moapa, the Moapa dace lives only in the warm springs of the upper Muddy River and has a distinctive leathery appearance — hence the ...

The latest count is in for Clark County’s most endangered fish, and the results are mixed. While researchers were relieved to see the Moapa dace population holding steady at 1,138 adult fish, they ...

Last month, the Santa Cruz River, which travels through the heart of Tucson, gained 600 new residents. Our newest neighbors are the longfin dace, a species of small fish that lived in the Santa Cruz ...

An endangered fish found only in northern Clark County is now being protected by a military-grade safety net. A reserve population of Moapa dace has been established at a hatchery near Lake Mead, ...