Phenacobius teretulus
Kanawha Minnow
NS
G3
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Cypriniformes (Carps and Minnows)
Cyprinidae (Carps and Minnows)
Phenacobius
Phenacobius teretulus (Kanawha Minnow)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated. Phenacobius teretulus can be distinguished by possessing many papillae on very fleshy lips, gray-brown above, small black blotches scattered on upper half of body, dark stripe along back, dusky stripe along silver side, 45-49 scales on lateral line, and 16-19 scales around caudal peduncle (Ref. 86798).
Distribution
North America: New (upper Kanawha) River drainage in West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina, USA.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater. demersal. Found in: streams.
Biology
Occurs in rubble and gravel riffles and runs of creeks and small to medium rivers (Ref. 5723, 86798).
Max length: 10.0 cm TL; common length: 6.5 cm TL.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external; nonguarders.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2012-08-03. Resilience: High (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
References
Riehl, R. and H.A. Baensch (1991) Aquarien Atlas. Band. 1. Melle: Mergus, Verlag für Natur-und Heimtierkunde, Germany. 992 p.
Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr (2011) A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 663p.
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