| Family: |
Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Pogonichthyinae |
| Max. size: |
9.3 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 4 years |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
North America: disjunct populations in upper Red Cedar River system in northern Wisconsin, USA; Mississippi River tributaries in southeastern Minnesota, eastern Iowa, southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois, USA; Ozark Mountain drainages, USA; and Boggy Creek system in Oklahoma, USA. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Inhabits gravel-bottomed and rubble-bottomed flowing pools and backwaters of creeks and small to medium rivers. Rarely found in large rivers. |
| 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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