White Cloud Mountain Minnow, Tanichthys albonubes
Scientific name: Tanichthys albonubes
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A White Cloud Mountain minnow caught with a scoop net at a depth of about 0.6 m, Green Point Creek, Pearl Beach, Broken Bay, New South Wales, 22 February 2012
Image: Robert McCormack
© Robert McCormack
© Robert McCormack
Fast Facts
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Classification
- Genus
- Tanichthys
- Species
- albonubes
A White Cloud Mountain minnow caught with a scoop net at a depth of about 0.6 m, Green Point Creek, Pearl Beach, Broken Bay, New South Wales, 22 February 2012
Notes
This fish is an exotic species that is popular in the aquarium trade. Robert was rightly concerned when he caught three specimens in Green Point Creek, one of which was gravid.
