| Family: |
Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Pogonichthyinae |
| Max. size: |
12 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater, potamodromous |
| Distribution: |
North America: Missouri River basin in Alberta, Canada and Montana to Missouri, Mississippi River from mouth of Missouri River to mouth of Ohio River, USA; South Saskatchewan River (Hudson Bay) in extreme southern Alberta, Canada. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Adults inhabit sluggish pools and backwaters, usually over mud or sand, of small to large rivers (Ref. 86798). Oviparous, open substratum spawners (Ref. 205, 52559). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 14 February 2012 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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