Cutlips minnow

Exoglossum maxillingua

Sixteen Centimeters Carp of North American Waters

Cutlips minnow is known from North America as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Exoglossum
Maximum length: 16 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: North America: Atlantic Slope from St. Lawrence River drainage in Quebec, Canada to upper Roanoke River in North Carolina, USA (absent in most of New England; present in Connecticut River, Vermont based on single record); Lake Ontario drainage in Ontario, Canada and New York, USA. Also present in upper New River drainage in West Virginia and Virginia, USA where may be based on introduction.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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