| Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Pogonichthyinae |
| 33 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 5 years |
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demersal; freshwater |
| North America: Susquehanna River, New York to James River, Virginia, USA; Great Lakes basin, New York in USA, and Ontario in Canada to Michigan, USA; Ohio River basin in New York to eastern Illinois and south to northern Georgia and Alabama except absent in southwestern Indiana, western 2/3 of Kentucky, and most of western Tennessee, USA. Introduced in Ottawa River system in Ontario; also present and possibly introduced in upper Santee River in North Carolina, Savannah River in South Carolina and Georgia, and Coosa River in Georgia. |
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| Inhabits rocky runs and flowing pools of small to medium 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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