Suckermouth minnow

Phenacobius mirabilis

Suckermouth minnow — Phenacobius mirabilis
  • Freshwater
  • Least Concern
Max length
12 cm
Classification
Class
Teleostei
Order
Cypriniformes
Family
Cyprinidae
Genus
Phenacobius
Distribution
  • North America - Inland waters
  • Asia - Inland waters

About the suckermouth minnow

Phenacobius mirabilis, or the suckermouth minnow, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish beloinging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. This species is found in North America where it occurs in the Mississippi River basin from Ohio and West Virginia to Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico, and from southeastern Minnesota to northern Alabama and southern Oklahoma. It also occurs in the western Lake Erie drainage in Ohio.

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Where the suckermouth minnow lives

Distribution data from GBIF (DOI: 10.15468/dl.8rzs8d).

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Where to catch suckermouth minnow

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