Phenacobius
Encyclopedia
Phenacobius, the suckermouth minnow
s, is a genus of cyprinid
fishes endemic to the United States
. There are currently five described species.
Minnow
Minnow is a general term used to refer to small freshwater and saltwater fish, especially those used as bait fish or for fishing bait. More specifically, it refers to small freshwater fish of the carp family.-True minnows:...
s, is a genus of cyprinid
Cyprinid
The family Cyprinidae, from the Ancient Greek kyprînos , consists of the carps, the true minnows, and their relatives . Commonly called the carp family or the minnow family, its members are also known as cyprinids...
fishes endemic to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. There are currently five described species.
Species
- Phenacobius catostomusPhenacobius catostomusThe common name of Phenacobius catostomus is the riffle minnow. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee....
D. S. JordanDavid Starr JordanDavid Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenicist, ichthyologist, educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University.-Early life and education:...
, 1877 (Riffle minnow) - Phenacobius crassilabrumPhenacobius crassilabrumThe common name of Phenacobius crassilabrum is the fatlips minnow. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee....
Minckley & Craddock, 1962 (Fatlips minnow) - Phenacobius mirabilisPhenacobius mirabilisThe common name of Phenacobius mirabilis is the suckermouth minnow. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee....
(GirardCharles Frédéric GirardCharles Frédéric Girard was a French biologist specializing in ichthyology and herpetology.Born in Mulhouse, France, he studied at the College of Neuchâtel, Switzerland as a student of Louis Agassiz. In 1847, he accompanied Agassiz as his assistant to Harvard...
, 1856) (Suckermouth minnow) - Phenacobius teretulus CopeEdward Drinker CopeEdward Drinker Cope was an American paleontologist and comparative anatomist, as well as a noted herpetologist and ichthyologist. Born to a wealthy Quaker family, Cope distinguished himself as a child prodigy interested in science; he published his first scientific paper at the age of nineteen...
, 1867 (Kanawha minnow) - Phenacobius uranopsPhenacobius uranopsThe common name of Phenacobius uranops is the stargazing minnow. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee....
CopeEdward Drinker CopeEdward Drinker Cope was an American paleontologist and comparative anatomist, as well as a noted herpetologist and ichthyologist. Born to a wealthy Quaker family, Cope distinguished himself as a child prodigy interested in science; he published his first scientific paper at the age of nineteen...
, 1867 (Stargazing minnow)