Notropis girardi Hubbs & Ortenburger, 1929
Arkansas River shiner
Notropis girardi
photo by Shattuck, Z.R.

Family:  Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Pogonichthyinae
Max. size:  8 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  North America: Arkansas River drainages from western Arkansas to western Kansas, western Oklahoma, Texas and northeastern New Mexico, USA.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Inhabits flowing water over sand in creeks and small to large rivers.
IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 13 April 2012 (B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(ii,iii,v); D2) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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