Cheat minnow
Encyclopedia
The cheat minnow 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.
In the United States
the Cheat minnow is considered to be Endangered, under the Endangered Species Act
.
Freshwater fish
Freshwater fish are fish that spend some or all of their lives in freshwater, such as rivers and lakes, with a salinity of less than 0.05%. These environments differ from marine conditions in many ways, the most obvious being the difference in levels of salinity...
endemic to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, most commonly found in the Ohio River
Ohio River
The Ohio River is the largest tributary, by volume, of the Mississippi River. At the confluence, the Ohio is even bigger than the Mississippi and, thus, is hydrologically the main stream of the whole river system, including the Allegheny River further upstream...
basin. It is the only species in its genus.
Endangered species
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
the Cheat minnow is considered to be Endangered, under the Endangered Species Act
Endangered Species Act
The Endangered Species Act of 1973 is one of the dozens of United States environmental laws passed in the 1970s. Signed into law by President Richard Nixon on December 28, 1973, it was designed to protect critically imperiled species from extinction as a "consequence of economic growth and...
.
External links
- http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=553396