| Family: |
Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Pogonichthyinae |
| Max. size: |
7 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater; pH range: 7 |
| Distribution: |
North America: Below Fall Line in Gulf drainages from St. Andrews Bay in Florida to Mobile Bay in Alabama, USA; absent in Choctawhatchee River system above mouth of Pea River, Alabama. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-9; Anal soft rays: 9-14; Vertebrae: 36-38. Body, moderately deep; with a broad, dark, steel-blue lateral band in which the posterior end is usually intensified into a round, black, basicaudal spot. Dorsal fin in nuptial male moderately elevated, with a pronounced black crescent across the middle of the fin. Caudal and anal fins olive-yellow to olive-orange. Body circumference with 23-34 scales (Ref. 40813). |
| Biology: |
Inhabits sand-bottomed and clay-bottomed pools and runs of headwaters, creeks and small rivers, often among debris and vegetation (Ref. 86798). |
| 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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