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Leuciscidae (Minnows) > Pogonichthyinae
Etymology: Notropis: A misnomer given by Rafinesque to shriveled specimens, with the meaning of "back keel"; from Greek, noton = back (Ref. 45335); blennius: blennius, meaning blenny-like (Ref. 10294).
More on author: Girard.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; acqua dolce benthopelagico. Temperate; 55°N - 30°N
North America: Hudson Bay basin from Manitoba to Alberta, Canada (absent in eastern Kansas) and south through Red River in Minnesota and North Dakota, USA. Mississippi River basin from Wisconsin and Minnesota south to Gulf; occurs as far east as West Virginia and as far west as eastern Colorado, USA.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 5723); common length : 7.6 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 12193); Età massima riportata: 4 anni (Ref. 12193)
Inhabits pools and main channels of medium to large rivers, usually over sand and gravel (Ref. 5723, 10294). Feeds on cladocerans and a variety of immature aquatic insects (Ref. 10294).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p. (Ref. 5723)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00501 (0.00242 - 0.01036), b=3.11 (2.92 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.7 ±0.31 se; based on food items.
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (tmax=4).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).