Pararhinichthys bowersi
Pararhinichthys bowersi (Goldsborough & Clark, 1908)
Cheat minnow
Pararhinichthys bowersi
photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes


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Family:  Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Pogonichthyinae
Max. size:  12 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  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.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Adults inhabit rocky runs and pools of small to medium rivers (Ref. 5723). Migratory behaviour is undetermined (Ref. 126106).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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