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Cutlip Minnow

Exoglossum maxillingua

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in New York.January 121, February 119, March 161, April 281, May 484, June 236, July 178, August 162, September 189, October 174, November 119, December 110.
United States4,828
New York2,334
Canada1,673
Ontario1,611
Pennsylvania691
Maryland585
Virginia553
West Virginia310
New Jersey146
Connecticut68

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Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderMinnows, Suckers, Carps, and Loaches · Cypriniformes
FamilyTrue Minnows · Leuciscidae
GenusCutlip Minnows · Exoglossum

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