| Family: |
Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Pogonichthyinae |
| Max. size: |
7.1 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 3 years |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
North America: southern Quebec, Canada and from Vermont to Minnesota and Iowa in the USA. Mostly restricted to Great Lakes and upper Mississippi River basins but localized in a few Atlantic drainages (St. Lawrence, Hudson, Susquehanna rivers), upper Ohio River basin and Hudson Bay (Red River in Minnesota, USA). |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Occurs in clear, vegetated lakes, and in pools and slow runs of creeks and small rivers. |
| 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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