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Leuciscidae (Minnows) > Pogonichthyinae
Etymology: Notropis: A misnomer given by Rafinesque to shriveled specimens, with the meaning of "back keel"; from Greek, noton = back (Ref. 45335); maculatus: From the word maculatus, meaning spotted (Ref. 10294).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce bentopelágico. Subtropical; 38°N - 27°N
North America: in Atlantic, Gulf, and Mississippi River basins from Cape Fear River in North Carolina, USA to Sabine River in Texas, USA; north in Former Mississippi Embayment to southern Illinois, USA; throughout Florida, USA except in extreme southern tip.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.6 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 5723); common length : 5.2 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 12193); edad máxima reportada: 1.00 años (Ref. 12193)
Usually occurs near vegetation in swamps, ponds, backwaters, pools of small to large rivers (Ref. 5723, 10294) and oxbow lakes. Feeds on microcrustaceans (chydorid cladocerans, cyclopoid copepods, ostracods), rotifers, unicellular algae (desmids and diatoms), and small dipteran larvae (Ref. 10294).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p. (Ref. 5723)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00501 (0.00242 - 0.01036), b=3.11 (2.92 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 2.9 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (tmax=1).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).