| Family: |
Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Pogonichthyinae |
| Max. size: |
10 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
North America: New (upper Kanawha) River drainage in West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina, USA. |
| Diagnosis: |
Phenacobius teretulus can be distinguished by possessing many papillae on very fleshy lips, gray-brown above, small black blotches scattered on upper half of body, dark stripe along back, dusky stripe along silver side, 45-49 scales on lateral line, and 16-19 scales around caudal peduncle (Ref. 86798). |
| Biology: |
Occurs in rubble and gravel riffles and runs of creeks and small to medium rivers (Ref. 5723, 86798). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 03 August 2012 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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