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Etymology: Macrhybopsis: Greek, makros = great + Greek, ybos, -e, -on = rounded + Greek, opsis = appearance (Ref. 45335); storeriana: Named after an early North American naturalist and ichthyologist, David H. Storer (Ref. 10294).
Eponymy: Dr David Humphreys Storer (1804–1891) qualified in obstetrics at Harvard Medical School (1825) and founded the Tremont Street Medical School (1837). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Temperate; 51°N - 30°N
North America: Lake Erie drainage; Red River drainage from Manitoba, Canada south to Minnesota, USA; Mississippi River basin in Pennsylvania and West Virginia west to Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma, and south to Gulf Coast; Gulf drainages from Mobile Bay drainage in Alabama to Lake Pontchartrain drainages in Louisiana, USA; isolated population in Brazos River in Texas, USA.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 13.2 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 23.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 86798); max. reported age: 4 years (Ref. 12193)
Inhabits sand-, silt-, and sometimes gravel-bottomed pools and backwaters of small to large rivers as well as lakes (Ref. 86798). Oviparous, open substratum spawners (Ref. 205, 10294, 52559).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 2011. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 663p. (Ref. 86798)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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