The riffle minnow (Phenacobius catostomus) is a North American species of cyprinid freshwater fish. It inhabits riffles in warm streams of medium to large size, in the states of Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee, above the Fall Line.[3] Long and slender, it averages about 3.5 inches (8.9 cm) in length.[3] The riffle minnow is olive on top, and white below.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
| Genus: | Phenacobius |
| Species: | P. catostomus
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| Phenacobius catostomus D. S. Jordan, 1877[2]
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This fish is not to be confused with Alburnoides bipunctatus, which is also known as riffle minnow, but lives in Europe and Asia.[4]
References edit
- ^ NatureServe (2013). "Phenacobius catostomus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202343A18233036. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202343A18233036.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ University of Tennessee, Division of Biology, accessed via Archive.org.
- ^ a b c Goldstein, Robert et al. American Aquarium Fishes, p. 134 (Texas A&M University Press, 2000).
- ^ "Alburnoides bipunctatus", eunis.eea.europa.eu, European Environment Agency, Vernacular names
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