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Leuciscidae (Minnows) > Pogonichthyinae
Eponymy: Professor Dr Arthur Irving Ortenburger (1898–1961) was an American herpetologist and naturalist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Hubbs.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate; 37°N - 33°N
North America: upper Ouachita, Arkansas and Red River drainages in southwestern Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma, USA.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5723)
Inhabits rocky, flowing pools of clear creeks and small rivers.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p. (Ref. 5723)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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