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]
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Scientific classification  | |
| 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
- 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.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Phenacobius uranops" in FishBase. April 2016 version.
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