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Phenacobius uranops (Stargazing minnow)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Phenacobius uranops, known as the stargazing minnow, is a North American species of freshwater cyprinid fish. It is distributed in the Green, Cumberland and Tennessee River drainages in Kentucky, Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama. This fish is generally about 8 cm long, and grows to 12 cm at most. It is common and abundant and not considered to be threatened.
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Attributes

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

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Great Smoky Mountains National Park II 515454 North Carolina, Tennessee, United States
Mammoth Cave Area Biosphere Reserve (Natn'l Park) National Park II 51235 Kentucky, United States
Southern Appalachian Biosphere Reserve 37548505 North Carolina, Tennessee, United States  

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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
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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