| Family: |
Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Pogonichthyinae |
| Max. size: |
7.6 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 3 years |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
North America: Mississippi River basin in the USA from southern Minnesota and southeastern South Dakota south to central Missouri and southern Kansas (in Arkansas River drainage). |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Inhabits quiet gravel-bottomed and sand-bottomed pools of headwaters and creeks. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 31 July 2012 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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