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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Leuciscidae (Minnows) > Pogonichthyinae
Etymology: Exoglossum: Greek, exos = outside + Greek, glossa = tongue (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Lesueur.

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Freshwater; demersal. Temperate; 47°N - 37°N

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North America: Atlantic Slope from St. Lawrence River drainage in Quebec, Canada to upper Roanoke River in North Carolina, USA (absent in most of New England; present in Connecticut River, Vermont based on single record); Lake Ontario drainage in Ontario, Canada and New York, USA. Also present in upper New River drainage in West Virginia and Virginia, USA where may be based on introduction.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 86798); common length : 10.8 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12193); max. reported age: 2.00 years (Ref. 12193)

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Exoglossum maxillingua resembles tonguetied minnow, E. laurae, but can be distinguished by the presence of much larger fleshy lobe on each side of lower jaw, well separated from central bony plate and followed by another fleshy lobe on underside of head, and by absence of barbel near corner of mouth (Ref. 86798).

Inhabits rocky pools and runs of creeks and small to medium rivers. Usually found in quiet water near boulders. Males construct large circular or rectangular nests by piling pebbles carried in the mouth (Ref. 5723, 86798). Feeds on insects and mollusks (Ref. 54729).

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Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 2011. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 663p. (Ref. 86798)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 27 January 2012

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Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00871 (0.00395 - 0.01919), b=3.06 (2.88 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.0 ±0.33 se; based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tmax=2).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

Exoglossum maxillingua (Lesueur, 1817)