| Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Pogonichthyinae |
| 7.1 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 3 years |
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benthopelagic; freshwater |
| North America: southern Quebec, Canada and from Vermont to Minnesota and Iowa in the USA. Mostly restricted to Great Lakes and upper Mississippi River basins but localized in a few Atlantic drainages (St. Lawrence, Hudson, Susquehanna rivers), upper Ohio River basin and Hudson Bay (Red River in Minnesota, USA). |
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| Occurs in clear, vegetated lakes, and in pools and slow runs of creeks and small rivers. |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 March 2012 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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