Notropis suttkusi Humphries & Cashner, 1994
Rocky shiner

Family:  Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Pogonichthyinae
Max. size:  4.44 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  North America: endemic to the Ouachita uplands, a component of the interior highlands of north America.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal soft rays: 9-11
Biology:  Inhabit clear water rivers and streams of moderate to high gradient with gravel and rubble substrates.
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 31 July 2012 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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