Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Pogonichthyinae |
7 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
North America: Mississippi River basin in central Illinois, to northwestern Alabama, Louisiana and eastern Oklahoma, USA; Gulf drainages from Lake Pontchartrain in Louisiana to Navidad River in Texas, USA. |
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Occurs in quiet, usually turbid, mud-bottomed or sand-bottomed pools of headwaters, creeks and small rivers (Ref. 86798). Oviparous (Ref. 205). |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 March 2012 Ref. (130435)
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harmless |
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