| Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Pogonichthyinae |
| 7 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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benthopelagic; freshwater |
| North America: Mississippi River basin in central Illinois, to northwestern Alabama, Louisiana and eastern Oklahoma, USA; Gulf drainages from Lake Pontchartrain in Louisiana to Navidad River in Texas, USA. |
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| Occurs in quiet, usually turbid, mud-bottomed or sand-bottomed pools of headwaters, creeks and small rivers (Ref. 86798). Oviparous (Ref. 205). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 March 2012 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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Known from the Mississippi River basin in central Illinois, to northwestern Alabama, Louisiana and eastern Oklahoma; Gulf drainages from Lake Pontchartrain in Louisiana to Navidad River in Texas (Ref. 86798). Mostly found below Fall Line, but also present in lowlands of southern Illinois (Ref. 86798). Type locality: Hunter Creek, near Houston, Texas (Ref. 79012). Also Ref. 10294. |
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