| Family: |
Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Pogonichthyinae |
| Max. size: |
6.4 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 2 years |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
North America: Mississippi River basin from Pennsylvania, USA to New Brunswick in Canada, Kansas, and Oklahoma, and from Minnesota and Wisconsin south to Alabama and Louisiana, USA; Calcasieu River in Louisiana, USA to Rio Grande in Texas in USA and Mexico. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Occurs usually over sand in quiet pools and backwaters of small to large rivers (Ref. 5723, 10294). Spawns over sluggish riffles composed of sand or fine gravel (Ref. 79012). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 09 November 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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