Campostoma spadiceum (Girard, 1856)
Highland stoneroller

Family:  Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Pogonichthyinae
Max. size:  17 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  North America: Red, Ouachita and lower Arkansas drainages in central Arkansas to eastern Oklahama, USA.
Diagnosis:  Can be diagnosed by the having the following characters: bright red fins throughout life; 2 rows of pharyngeal teeth (usually 1,4-4,1 or 2,4-4,1); black vertical bar near base of caudal fin in breeding males; 49-63 lateral scales; 36-49 scales around body at dorsal fin origin; 23-30 rakers on 1st gill arch; and pectoral fin with 15-16 rays (Ref. 86798).
Biology:  Inhabits rocky riffles, runs and sometimes pools of headwaters, creeks, and small rivers (Ref. 86798).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 25 October 2011 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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