| Family: |
Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Pogonichthyinae |
| Max. size: |
7.7 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
North America: Cape Fear drainage near Fall Line, Chatham and Harnett counties, North Carolina, USA. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Inhabits sandy and rocky pools and runs of small to medium rivers. Highly specialized detritus and plant eating species. With long coiled dark gut, a feature it shares with no other shiner but Notropis nubilus; dark peritoneum (Ref. 5723). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Endangered (EN); Date assessed: 02 March 2012 (B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v)) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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