Family: |
Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Pogonichthyinae |
Max. size: |
11 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
Distribution: |
North America: Thames River system in southern Ontario, Canada; Ohio River basin from New York and Pennsylvania to Wabash River in Illinois, USA (absent south of Ohio River except 1 record in upper Green River, Kentuky, USA; Mississippi River basin from southern Wisconsin and southern Minnesota south to northern Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma, USA; Ouachita River drainage in Arkansas. |
Diagnosis: |
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Biology: |
Inhabits gravel riffles and runs of creeks and small to large rivers (Ref. 86798). |
IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 December 2011 Ref. (130435)
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Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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