Cyprinidae

Stargazing minnow

Phenacobius uranops

Twelve Centimeters Carp from North American Waters

• Temperate
• Upper river
• Northern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• North America
• West Asia
• Elongated
• Small
• Temperate fish

The stargazing minnow (Phenacobius uranops) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish beloinging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. It is distributed in the Green, Cumberland and Tennessee River drainages in Kentucky, Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama. This fish is generally about 8 cm long, and grows to 12 cm at most.