Kanawha minnow
📖 Overview
Adults occur in rubble and gravel riffles and runs of creeks and small to medium rivers . Migratory behaviour is undetermined .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
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 .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Kanawha minnow is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Kanawha minnow is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Kanawha minnow is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; demersal. Temperate; 39°N - 35°N North America: New (upper Kanawha) River drainage in West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina, USA.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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