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.
| Cheat minnow | |
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| Scientific 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 | |
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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.
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