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💧 Freshwater Least Concern 🌡️ Temperate

Fatlips minnow

Phenacobius crassilabrum Minckley & Craddock, 1962
Max Length
11.2 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
2.9
Depth
-
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
26.00/100
Typical Length
7.5 cm
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Adults inhabit gravel and rubble runs and riffles of creeks and small to medium rivers . Migratory behaviour is undetermined .

Scientific Name
Phenacobius crassilabrum
Authority
Minckley & Craddock, 1962
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Temperate
Body Shape
Elongated
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
11.2 cm
Trophic Level
2.9
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
26.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Phenacobius crassilabrum is distinguished by having the following characters: lips as in sucker-mouth minnow, P. mirabilis; pelvic fins extending to or past anus; 56-68 scales on lateral line; 19-20 scales around caudal peduncle; dark olive above; dark stripe along back wider in front of dorsal fin; light green streak above black stripe along silver side; and 2 yellow spots on caudal fin base .: elongated.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Fatlips minnow is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Fatlips minnow is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Fatlips minnow is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; demersal. Temperate; 37°N - 35°N North America: upper Tennessee River drainage from South Fork Holston River in Virginia to Little Tennessee River in Georgia; extreme upper Savannah River drainage in North Carolina, South Caroline and Georgia, USA.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
2.9±0.4

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00525 × L3.1 (TL)
Max TL
11.2cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2012

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
26.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
2.9
Omnivore / Planktivore
Body Shape
Elongated
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Minckley & Craddock, 1962

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 3 records indexed .

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