Family: |
Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Pogonichthyinae |
Max. size: |
4.75 cm SL (male/unsexed); 5.07 cm SL (female) |
Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
Distribution: |
North America: Pearl and Pascagoula river drainages in Mississippi and southeastern Louisiana, USA, and presumably in the adjacent Lake Pontchartrain drainage of these two states. |
Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal soft rays: 7-9; Vertebrae: 34-37 |
Biology: |
Occurs in large, moderately clear to turbid rivers and lowermost parts of their major tributaries in the Pearl, Pascagoula, and Lake Pontchartrain drainages of Mississippi and Louisiana (Ref. 116539). |
IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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