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Leuciscidae (Minnows) > Pogonichthyinae
Etymology: episcopa: Named after Dione, the mother of Venus; episcopa meaning bishop or pope, alluding to John Pope, who led party that collected type (Ref. 79012).
Eponymy: Major-General John Pope (1822–1892) was an American Unionist general in the American Civil War (the binomial is a Latinisation of his surname). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Girard.
Umwelt: Milieu / Klimazone / Tiefenbereich / Verbreitungsgebiet
Ökologie
; süßwasser benthopelagisch; pH range: 7.4 - 8.1; dH range: 7 - 20. Subtropical; 23°C - 25°C (Ref. 12468); 34°N - 25°N
North America: Rio Grande drainage above Devils River in Texas, New Mexico and Mexico.
Größe / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.7 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 86798); common length : 5.5 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 12193)
Adults inhabit rocky pools, sometimes runs, of headwaters, creeks, and small rivers. Often occurs among filamentous algae (Ref. 86798). They feed mainly on algae and other plants (Ref. 5723). Migratory behaviour is undetermined (Ref. 126106).
Lebenszyklus und Paarungsverhalten
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fruchtbarkeit | Larven
Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 2011. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 663p. (Ref. 86798)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
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Schätzungen auf der Grundlage von Modellen
Phylogenetischer Diversitätsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00537 (0.00266 - 0.01086), b=3.10 (2.92 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophische Ebene (Ref.
69278): 2.0 ±0.00 se; based on food items.
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): hoch, Verdopplung der Population dauert weniger als 15 Monate. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Anfälligkeit der Fischerei (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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