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Cutlips Minnow-New River Drainage, Virginia Cutlips minnow,Exoglossum maxillingua Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Cutlips Minnow-New River Drainage, Virginia

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    "An interesting feeding behavior of this species is "eye-picking" when food is scarce or competition is high. The Cutlips will pluck out the eyes of conspecifics or other species as a supplement to its regular diet."

    Drastic times require drastic measures, I guess.     Posted 2 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      Digusting fun fact! Thanks for sharing. Posted 2 years ago
      1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
        Ferdy Christant
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        Happy to help. Posted 2 years ago

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The Cutlips minnow

"Exoglossum maxillingua" is an olive-green medium-sized minnow of North America with a distinguishing lower jaw. Isolated from all other minnows by its three-lobed lower jaw with the middle lobe sticking out like a tongue. The range of this species is from the St. Lawrence and Lake Ontario south into Virginia.

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Similar species: Carps, Minnows And Loaches
Species identified by Zach Alley
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By Zach Alley

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Uploaded Jan 27, 2023. Captured Sep 18, 2022 05:56.
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  • Canon EOS REBEL T5
  • f/18.0
  • 1/197s
  • ISO100
  • 60mm