| Family: |
Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Pogonichthyinae |
| Max. size: |
5.3 cm SL (male/unsexed); 4.9 cm SL (female) |
| Environment: |
pelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
North America: Apalachicola River drainage in Georgia, Alabama and Florida, USA (but absent in Chattahoochee River system north of Cedar Creek in Houston County, Alabama). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-9; Anal soft rays: 8-12; Vertebrae: 35-37. Body deep. Nuptial males with greatly elevated dorsal and anal fins and a distal black caudal spot, deeper than long or vertically oval. Anal fin, when depressed, reaches to or beyond caudal fin base. |
| Biology: |
Inhabits sand-bottomed and silt-bottomed pools and runs of headwaters, creeks, and small rivers, Usually occurs along undercut banks and debris (Ref. 86798). Reported maximum length is 6.5 TL (Ref. 86798). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 04 August 2012 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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