Notropis bairdi Hubbs & Ortenburger, 1929
Red River shiner
photo by Shattuck, Z.R.

Family:  Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Pogonichthyinae
Max. size:  8 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  North America: Red River drainage from southwestern Arkansas to western Oklahoma and northwestern Texas, USA.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Inhabits sandy, turbid channels of small to large rivers (Ref. 5723). Feeds on terrestrial insects (Ref. 79012).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 March 2012 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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