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Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae Minnows
Subfamily: Pogonichthyinae
Genus: Phenacobius

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5 species (see list below)
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North America
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Phenacobius catostomus Jordan, 1877

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Phenacobius catostomus
[Riffle minnow]

Photo by N. Burkhead & R. Jenkins, courtesy of VDGIF

North America
Max. Length 11.2 cm TL
Phenacobius crassilabrum Minckley & Craddock, 1962

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Phenacobius crassilabrum
[Fatlips minnow]

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North America
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Phenacobius mirabilis (Girard, 1856)

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Phenacobius mirabilis
[Suckermouth minnow]

Photo by N. Burkhead & R. Jenkins, courtesy of VDGIF

North America
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Phenacobius teretulus Cope, 1867

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Phenacobius teretulus
[Kanawha minnow]
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Max. Length 12 cm TL
 
Phenacobius uranops
[Stargazing minnow]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Phenacobius catostomus Riffle minnow North America 12 TL 1877
Phenacobius crassilabrum Fatlips minnow North America 11.2 TL 1962
Phenacobius mirabilis Suckermouth minnow North America 12 TL 1856
Phenacobius teretulus Kanawha minnow North America 10 TL 1867
Phenacobius uranops Stargazing minnow North America 12 TL 1867



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