Species Information

Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Craniata
    Class: Actinopterygii
      Order: Cypriniformes
        Family: Leuciscidae
          Genus: Phenacobius
            Species: mirabilis

Suckermouth Minnow - Phenacobius mirabilis

Suckermouth Minnow

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Species Extent (New Mexico)

General Description

Suckermouth Minnow (Phenacobius mirabilis) is a small (6 cm), widespread fish that occurs through much of the Mississippi River basin and in tributaries to the Gulf of Mexico in Texas. It is found in the Canadian River, Cimmaron, and Vermejo rivers in New Mexico. They inhabit riffles and runs in clear to moderately cloudy creeks and small to medium rivers with sand, gravel, or rubble bottoms.

Status

Global Rank: G5

State Rank: S2

State Status: T

Federal Status:

USFS Status:

BLM Status: BLM SENSITIVE

SWAP Status: SGCN

NMRP Strategy Status:

Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database

Number of Subpopulations: 22

Number of Mapped Locations: 39

Number of Observations: 75

Observation date range: 08-12-1939 to 10-06-2018

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