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Kanawha minnow

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Kanawha minnow
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae
Subfamily: Pogonichthyinae
Genus: Phenacobius
Species:
P. teretulus
Binomial name
Phenacobius teretulus
Cope, 1867

The Kanawha minnow (Phenacobius teretulus) s a species of freshwater ray-finned fish beloinging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. It is found only in the New River (of upper Kanawha River) drainage in North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia.

References

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  1. ^ NatureServe (2013). "Phenacobius teretulus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T16957A19034012. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T16957A19034012.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.