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Phenacobius mirabilis (Suckermouth minnow)

Synonyms: Exoglossum mirabile; Phenacobius teretulus liosternus; Sarcidium scopiferum
Language: Czech; German; Mandarin Chinese

Wikipedia Abstract

Phenacobius mirabilis, or the suckermouth minnow, is a North American cyprinid fish, one of the 324 freshwater fish species found in Tennessee.
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Attributes

Adult Length [1]  4.724 inches (12 cm)
Brood Dispersal [1]  In the open
Brood Egg Substrate [1]  Lithophils (gravel-sand)
Brood Guarder [1]  No
Litter Size [1]  2,000
Maximum Longevity [1]  3 years
Diet [2]  Detritivore, Carnivore (Invertebrates)
Female Maturity [1]  2 years

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Big Thicket Biosphere Reserve National Park II 616880 Texas, United States
Land Between the Lakes Biosphere Reserve V 166264 Kentucky, Tennessee, United States
Little River National Wildlife Refuge   Oklahoma, United States
Obed Wild and Scenic River National River and Wild and Scenic Riverway V 5268 Tennessee, United States

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Acanthocephalus dirus[3]
Bothriocephalus formosus[3]

Range Map

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Frimpong, E.A., and P. L. Angermeier. 2009. FishTraits: a database of ecological and life-history traits of freshwater fishes of the United States. Fisheries 34:487-495.
♦ 2Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org
♦ 3Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0