| Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Plagopterinae |
| 15 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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benthopelagic; freshwater |
| North America: Bear and Upper Snake River systems in Wyoming, Idaho, and Utah, USA. |
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Lepidomeda copei can be diagnosed by the following characters: leatherlike in appearance due to its small scales (lateral line scales 68-85); black specks on silver blue back and sides; dorsal fin with 8 rays; anal fin with 8 rays; pharyngeal teeth 1,4-4,1 to 2,5-4,2; slender; barely compressed body; large eye; terminal mouth; and rounded snout. Breeding males possess red paired and anal-fin bases, lower love of caudal fin, and upper edge of gill cover (Ref. 86798). |
| Inhabits sluggish pools and backwaters, usually over mud or sand, of creeks and small to medium rivers (Ref. 86798). |
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Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 28 February 2012 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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