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> Cypriniformes (Carps) > 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); chalybaeus: Notropis=ridged or keeled back, and chalybaeus=iron colored (referring to the lateral band) (Ref. 79012).
More on author: Cope.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Οικολογία

; Γλυκού νερού βενθοπελαγικό. Subtropical; 44°N - 27°N

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North America: USA.

Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.5 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 5723); common length : 5.0 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 12193)

Occurs in clear, vegetated, sand-bottomed pools and slow runs of creeks and small rivers (Ref. 5723). Feeds mainly on small crustaceans (amphipods, cladocerans, and ostracods), aquatic insects (caddisfly, midge, and mayfly larvae, and corixids), and terrestrial insects (ants), and filamentous algae (Ref. 79012).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Αναπαραγωγή | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Προνύμφες

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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)

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Notropis chalybaeus (Cope, 1867)