Kanawha minnow

Kanawha minnow
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Cypriniformes
Family:Cyprinidae
Subfamily:Leuciscinae
Genus:Phenacobius
Species: P. teretulus
Binomial name
Phenacobius teretulus
Cope, 1867

The Kanawha minnow (Phenacobius teretulus) is a species of North-American freshwater fish in the Cyprinidae family. It is found only in the New River (of upper Kanawha River) drainage in North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia.

References

  1. NatureServe (2013). "Phenacobius teretulus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2013: e.T16957A19034012. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T16957A19034012.en. Retrieved 9 November 2017.


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