Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Pogonichthyinae |
16 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 3 years |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
North America: Mississippi River basin from Ohio and West Virginia to Missouri and eastern Oklahoma, and south to northern Alabama and northern Louisiana; Black Warrior River system (Mobile Bay drainage) in Alabama, USA. |
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Inhabits rocky and sandy runs, less often pools, of creeks and small to medium rivers. Common near riffles (Ref. 5723, 86798). |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 17 November 2011 Ref. (130435)
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harmless |
Known from Mississippi River basin from Ohio and West Virginia to Missouri and eastern Oklahoma, and south to northern Alabama and northern Louisiana; Black Warrior River system (Mobile Bay drainage) in Alabama (Ref. 86798). Mostly absent on Coastal Plain (Ref. 86798). Recorded above the Fall Line in the Mississippi River drainage from Illinois River system, Illinois, southward, and also occurs in the Black Warrior portion of the Mobile drainage (Ref. 10294). Also Ref. 5723. |
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