Cheat minnow

The cheat minnow (Pararhinichthys bowersi) is a demersal, freshwater fish endemic to the United States, most commonly found in the Ohio River basin.[1]

Cheat minnow
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Pararhinichthys
Goldsborough & H. W. Clark, 1908
Species:
P. bowersi
Binomial name
Pararhinichthys bowersi
(Goldsborough & H. W. Clark, 1908)
Synonyms

Rhinichthys bowersi Goldsborough & Clark, 1908

It is the only species in the genus Pararhinichthys. Its taxonomic status is debatable and Pararhinichthys bowersi is most likely to refer to an F1 hybrid of Rhinichthys cataractae and Nocomis micropogon.[2][3]

References
  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2017). "Pararhinichthys bowersi" in FishBase. December 2017 version.
  2. "Pararhinichthys bowersi". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  3. Cooper JE (1980). "Egg, Larval and Juvenile Development of Longnose Dace, Rhinichthys cataractae, and River Chub, Nocomis micropogon, with Notes on Their Hybridization". Copeia. 1980 (3): 469-478.
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