| Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Leuciscinae |
| 12 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 3 years |
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demersal; pH range: 6.5 - 7.80000019073486; dH range: 5 - 25 |
| North America: Mississippi River basin; western Lake Erie drainage in Ohio and Michigan USA; isolated populations in Gulf drainages (Sabine River in Louisiana and Texas; Trinity and Colorado River in Texas; Pecos River in New Mexico). |
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Phenacobius mirabilis is distinguished by having the following characters: bicolored body, olive-brown above, silver white below; large fleshy lips; caudal fin base with intense black spot following thin dark stripe along side of body; 42-51 scales on lateral line; 15-17 scales around caudal peduncle; thin dark stripe along black; darkly outlined scales on black and upper side (Ref. 86798) |
| Inhabits gravel and rubble riffles and runs of clear to turbid creeks and small to medium, sometimes large rivers (Ref. 5723, 10294). Feeds on insect larvae (Ref. 79012). |
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(Ref. 96402)
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| harmless |
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