Bigeye jumprock
| Bigeye jumprock | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Catostomidae |
| Genus: | Scartomyzon |
| Species: | S. ariommus |
| Binomial name | |
| Scartomyzon ariommus (C. R. Robins & Raney, 1956) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Scartomyzon ariomus (C. R. Robins & Raney, 1956) [orth. error] | |
The bigeye jumprock (Scartomyzon ariommus) is a species of ray-finned fish in the Catostomidae family. It is found only in the upper Roanoke River drainage in Virginia and North Carolina, United States. It inhabits deep rocky runs and pools with large boulders and rubble. It reaches a maximum length of around 22 cm.
Sources
- Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. Scartomyzon ariommus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
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