Cheat minnow

Cheat minnow
Cheat minnow
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Osteichthyes
Subclass: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Pararhinichthys
Goldsborough & H. W. Clark, 1908
Species: P. bowersi
Binomial name
Pararhinichthys bowersi
(Goldsborough & H. W. Clark, 1908)

The cheat minnow (Pararhinichthys bowersi) is a demersal, freshwater fish endemic to the United States, most commonly found in the Ohio River basin. It is the only species in its genus.

Endangered species

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In the United States the Cheat minnow is considered to be Endangered, under the Endangered Species Act.

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