Suckermouth minnow (Phenacobius mirabilis)

Scientific name: Phenacobius mirabilis Girard, 1856

Suckermouth minnow (Phenacobius mirabilis)

The Suckermouth minnow (Phenacobius mirabilis) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. In the aquarium it needs water at 5–25°C (41–77°F).

Suckermouth minnow care at a glance

Temperature
5–25°C (41–77°F)

Biology

Inhabits gravel and rubble riffles and runs of clear to turbid creeks and small to medium, sometimes large rivers. Feeds on insect larvae.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Phenacobius mirabilis
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
12.0
Common length
4.6
Environment
Freshwater;; pH range: 6.5 - 7.8; dH range: 5 - 25 demersal
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
North America: Mississippi River basin; western Lake Erie drainage in Ohio, USA; isolated populations in Gulf Coast drainages (Sabine Lake in Louisiana and Texas, Galveston Bay in Texas, Colorado River in Texas, upper Pecos River in New Mexico, USA).
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tmax=3)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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