Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Pogonichthyinae |
6.5 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
North America: St. Lawrence-Lake Ontario drainage in Quebec and Ontario in Canada, and New York in the USA; Atlantic Slope drainages from southern Maine, USA to Roanoke River system in southern Virginia, USA; isolated population in lower Neuse River drainage in eastern North Carolina, USA. |
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Adults occur in pond, lakes and sluggish mud-bottomed pools of creeks and small to medium rivers. Often found in vegetation. Oviparous (Ref. 205). Feeds on small crustaceans and insects (Ref. 27549). |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 30 July 2012 Ref. (130435)
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harmless |
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