Stargazing minnow

The stargazing minnow (Phenacobius uranops) is a North American species of freshwater cyprinid fish. It is distributed in the Green, Cumberland and Tennessee River drainages in Kentucky, Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama.[2]

Stargazing minnow
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Phenacobius
Species:
P. uranops
Binomial name
Phenacobius uranops
Cope, 1867

This fish is generally about 8 cm long, and grows to 12 cm at most. It is common and abundant and not considered to be threatened.[2]

References

  1. NatureServe (2013). "Phenacobius uranops". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202345A18234319. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202345A18234319.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2016). "Phenacobius uranops" in FishBase. April 2016 version.


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