Kentucky Fishes 
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Notropis whipplei (Girard). Steelcolor shiner. A,C,D,E,F,G,H, 
J,K,L. Rare in extreme western Kentucky, and occasional to common 
throughout the rest of the state. 
Notropis species. Undescribed. Palezone shiner. H. A species or 
subspecies of Notropis allied to N. procne has been identified from the 
Little South Fork of the Cumberland River, Wayne County (Robert E. 
Jenkins, pers. comm.). 
Notropis species. Undescribed. Sawfin shiner. H. An undescribed 
species related to N. spectrunculus occurs in the Little and Big South 
Forks of the Cumberland River, Wayne County, and probably also 
occurs in tributaries of Wolf River in Cumberland and Clinton counties. 
Phenacobius mirabilis (Girard). Suckermouth minnow. A,B,C,E, 
G,FI,J,K,L. Common in the Coastal Plain and lowland areas in region E. 
Occasional to uncommon in the Salt, Kentucky, Licking, upper 
Cumberland and Big Sandy River systems. 
Phenacobius uranops (Cope). Stargazing minnow. F,FL Occasional 
to common in the upper Barren and Green rivers. Uncommon in the 
Rockcastle River. 
Phoxinus cumberlandensis Starnes and Starnes. Blackside dace. H. A 
recently described species endemic to the upper Cumberland River (TU, 
UL, UMMZ, UT) where it is uncommon and considered endangered due 
to strip mine pollution (Starnes and Starnes 1978). Several additional 
populations were recently discovered in the Rockcastle and Laurel River 
drainages (KNP). 
Phoxinus erythrogaster (Rafinesque). Southern redbelly dace. 
C,D,E,F,G,F1,J,K,L. A common inhabitant of small, springfed, upper 
elevation streams throughout the eastern two-thirds of the state. A 
population on the Coastal Plain was recently discovered (Freeze and 
Rayburn 1977). 
Pimephales notatus (Rafinesque). Bluntnose minnow. A,C,D,E,F, 
G,FI,J,K,L. One of the most abundant and ubiquitous minnows in 
Kentucky, occurring throughout the state and avoiding only the extreme 
lowland areas in the west (e.g., Mayfield Creek, Bayou du Chien, Obion 
Creek). 
Pimephales promelas (Rafinesque). Fathead minnow. A,C,E,F,G, 
FI,J,K,L. Sporadic in the Coastal Plain and entire Green River. 
Occasional to common in the eastern half of Kentucky. Several records 
may be the result of deliberate introductions. 
Pimephales vigilax (Baird and Girard). Bullhead minnow. 
C,D,E,F,G,H,J,K,L. Generally distributed throughout the state in large 
to medium-size rivers, probably reaching its greatest abundance in the 
lower Ohio and Green rivers. 
Rhinichthys atratulus (Flermann). Blacknose dace. C,D,F,G,FI, 
J,K,L. Occasional to sporadic throughout most of the state except the 
extreme western part. Common above Cumberland Falls. The 
