Pararhinichthys bowersi

Pararhinichthys bowersi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Osteichthyes
Subclass: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Pararhinichthys
Goldsborough & H. W. Clark, 1908
Species: P. bowersi
Binomial name
Pararhinichthys bowersi
(Goldsborough & H. W. Clark, 1908)

Pararhinichthys bowersi, the cheat minnow, is a demersal, freshwater fish endemic to the United States, most commonly found in the Ohio River basin. It is the only species in the genus Pararhinichthys.

Endangered species

In the United States the Cheat minnow is considered to be Endangered, under the Endangered Species Act.

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