Bigeye jumprock

Bigeye jumprock
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Catostomidae
Genus: Scartomyzon
Species: S. ariommus
Binomial name
Scartomyzon ariommus
(C. R. Robins & Raney, 1956)
Synonyms

Scartomyzon ariomus (C. R. Robins & Raney, 1956) [orth. error]

The bigeye jumprock (Scartomyzon ariommus) is a species of ray-finned fish in the Catostomidae family. It is found only in the upper Roanoke River drainage in Virginia and North Carolina, United States. It inhabits deep rocky runs and pools with large boulders and rubble. It reaches a maximum length of around 22 cm.

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