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💧 Freshwater 🌡️ Temperate

Cheat minnow

Pararhinichthys bowersi Goldsborough & Clark, 1908
Max Length
12 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
2.9
Depth
-
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
27.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Adults inhabit rocky runs and pools of small to medium rivers . Migratory behaviour is undetermined .

Scientific Name
Pararhinichthys bowersi
Authority
Goldsborough & Clark, 1908
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Temperate
Max Length
12 cm
Trophic Level
2.9
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
27.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

Genus
Pararhinichthys
Pararhinichthys
Species
Cheat minnow
Pararhinichthys bowersi

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Cheat minnow is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Cheat minnow is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous
Spawning Season
spring
Spawn Location
Substrate
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; demersal. Temperate; 41°N - 39°N North America: Monongahela and Greenbrier River systems (Ohio River basin) in southern Pennsylvania, Maryland and West Virginia, USA; possibly in Lake Erie drainage in New York and Ohio, USA.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
2.9±0.4

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00525 × L3.1 (TL)
Max TL
12cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
27.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
2.9
Omnivore / Planktivore
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Goldsborough & Clark, 1908

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