| Family: |
Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Pogonichthyinae |
| Max. size: |
15 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
North America: tributaries of Mississippi and Tennessee rivers on Former Mississippi Embayment from Kentucky to Louisiana, USA; Arkansas River drainage in southwestern Missouri, eastern Kansas, northwestern Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma, USA. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Inhabits sandy and rocky pools and runs of clear to turbid creeks and small to medium rivers (Ref. 5723, 86798). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 November 2011 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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