| Family: |
Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Pogonichthyinae |
| Max. size: |
8.4 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 5 years |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
North America: mountainous area drained by upper Tennessee River drainage in Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee, USA; headwaters of Santee and Savannah rivers in North Carolina. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Occurs in bedrock-bottomed and rubble-bottomed pools of clear, fast headwaters, creeks (Ref. 5723) and streams (Ref. 10294). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 March 2012 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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