Family: |
Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Pogonichthyinae |
Max. size: |
7.5 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 1 years |
Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
Distribution: |
North America: Gulf drainages from extreme lower Mobile Bay basin in Alabama to Lake Pontchartrain in Louisiana, USA; Yazoo River, Big Black River and Bayou Pierre drainages (Mississippi River basin) in Mississippi, USA. |
Diagnosis: |
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Biology: |
Inhabits sand-bottomed and gravel-bottomed pools of headwaters, creeks and small rivers (Ref. 86798). Oviparous (Ref. 205). |
IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 March 2012 Ref. (130435)
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Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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