Overview
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Family : Minnows or carps ; Inhabits gravel and rubble runs and riffles of creeks and small to medium rivers .
Interesting Facts
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Common Names
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Common Names in Czech:
Jelecek Alabamsk, Jeleček alabamský
Common Names in English:
Riffle minnow, rifle minnow
Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:
美洲拟鱥, 美洲擬鱥
Description
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Habitat
Biome: Marine .
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Class:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
()
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
()
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
()
- Order:
Cypriniformes
()
- Family:
Cyprinidae
()
- Genus:
Phenacobius
()
- Cope, 1867
- Specific name:
catostomus
- Jordan, 1877
- Scientific name: - the United states, Canada, and Mexico Sixth Edition. Special Publication 29.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Service
- Specific name:
catostomus
- Jordan, 1877
- Genus:
Phenacobius
(
- Family:
Cyprinidae
(
- Order:
Cypriniformes
(
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
(
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
(
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
(
- Class:
Osteichthyes
(
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: Data
last modified by FishBase 13-May-1994
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Phenacobius
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 5 species and subspecies in this genus:
P. catostomus (Riffle Minnow) · P. crassilabrum (Fatlips Minnow) · P. mirabilis (Suckermouth Minnow) · P. teretulus (Kanawha Darter) · P. uranops (Stargazing Minnow)
More Info
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Further Reading
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- A list of common and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada. Report presented at the eighty-ninth annual meeting, Clearwater, Fla., Sept. 16-18, 1959. Ann Arbor, Mich., 1960. url p. 16.
- Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. New York, New York Academy of Sciences. url p. 109.
- Bulletin - United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.];1877-1971. url p. 304.
- Contributions to North American Ichthyology based primarily on the collections of the United States National Museum / by David S. Jordan and Alembert W. Brayton. Washington: G.P.O., 1878. url .
- Contributions to North American ichthyology. Based primarily on the collections of the United States National Museum. Washington: Govt. print. off., 1877-78. url p. 53.
- Phylogenetic studies of North American minnows: with emphasis on the genus Cyprinella (Teleostei, Cypriniformes) / by Richard L. Mayden. 1989 Lawrence: University of Kansas, 1989. url fig. 9, page 15, p. 166, fig. 19, page 24.
- Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. Washington, Biological Society of Washington url p. 206, p. 25.
- Report of the Commissioner for. .. / United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries. Washington: G.P.O., 1874-1905. url p. 261, p. 261.
- Report of the United States Commissioner of Fisheries for the fiscal year. .. with appendixes Washington: G.P.O., 1914- url p. 142.
- Smithsonian miscellaneous collections. 23 1882 Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1862-1968. url p. 53.
- Special scientific report. Seattle, National Marine Fisheries Service; for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1949-1971. url p. 15.
- The fishes of North and Middle America: a descriptive catalogue of the species of fish-like vertebrates found in the waters of North America, north of the Isthmus of Panama / by David Starr Jordan and Barton Warren Evermann. Washington: Smithsonian Institution, United States National Museum, 1896-1900. url p. 304.
- Tulane studies in zoology and botany. 28 1991 New Orleans: Tulane University, [1968- url p. 21, p. 77.
Notes
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Contributors
- American Fisheries Society. Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United states, Canada, and Mexico Sixth Edition. Special Publication 29.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
- FishBase
- FishBase. Release date: January 5, 2010
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 01, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
- Kullander, Sven O. (from FishBase).
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 01, 2008:
- FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
- University of Kansas Biodiversity Research Center: Fish Collection
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 135159
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-30481
- Fishbase Species ID: 2921
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 163503
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: AFCJB30010
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 15891
