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Common names: Riffle minnow, Rifle minnow
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Mobile Bay drainage in southeastern Tennessee, northwestern Georgia and Alabama (Ref. 86798). Local and uncommon in Tallapoosa and Black Warrior River systems, fairly common in Coosa and Cahaba River systems (Ref. 86798). Also Ref. 5723, 10294.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 2011
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Leuciscidae (Minnows) > Pogonichthyinae
Etymology: Phenacobius: Greek, phenax, -akos = deceptive + Greek, bios = life (Ref. 45335); catostomus: catostomus, meaning inferioir mouth (Ref. 10294).
More on author: Jordan.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal. Temperate; 35°N - 32°N

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North America: Mobile Bay drainage in southeastern Tennessee, northwestern Georgia and Alabama, USA.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 86798); common length : 7.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12193)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Phenacobius catostomus can be distinguished by having the following characters: body very long, cylindrical; lips as in suckermouth minnow, P. mirabilis; eyes high on head, directed upwardly; back dark gray-brown; upper side light brown; silver sheen over dusky stripe along side; 56-69 scales on lateral line; 15-19 scales around caudal peduncle (Ref. 86798).

Inhabits gravel and rubble runs and riffles of creeks and small to medium rivers (Ref. 5723, 10294).

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Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 2011. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 663p. (Ref. 86798)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 01 March 2012

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00501 (0.00232 - 0.01084), b=3.13 (2.94 - 3.32), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 2.9 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

Phenacobius catostomus Jordan, 1877