Phenacobius uranops

Phenacobius uranops
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Phenacobius
Species: P. uranops
Binomial name
Phenacobius uranops
Cope, 1967

Phenacobius uranops, known as the stargazing minnow, 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.[1]

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.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Phenacobius uranops" in FishBase. April 2016 version.


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