Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Cyprinidae Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Cypriniformes Genus Phenacobius | |
Similar Phenacobius, Popeye shiner, Phenacobius mirabilis, Ashy darter, Notropis telescopus | ||
Phenacobius uranops, known as the stargazing minnow, 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.
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.
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