Kanawha Minnow

Phenacobius teretulus can be distinguished by possessing many papillae on very fleshy lips, gray-brown above, small black blotches scattered on upper half of body, dark stripe along back, dusky stripe along silver side, 45-49 scales on lateral line, and 16-19 scales around caudal peduncle (Ref. 86798).

Occurs in rubble and gravel riffles and runs of creeks and small to medium rivers (Ref. 5723, 86798).

The Kanawha minnow (Phenacobius teretulus') is a species of North-American freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found only in the New River (of upper Kanawha River) drainage in North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia.