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Leuciscidae (Minnows) > Pogonichthyinae
Etymology: Erimystax: Greek, eri = aumentative prefix, a lot + Greek, mystax = moustache (Ref. 45335); cahni: Named after A. R. Cahn, responsible for collecting the first specimens of this species (Ref. 10294).
Eponymy: Dr Alvin Robert Cahn (1892–1971) was an American biologist, naturalist and, by accident, an archaeologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Hubbs & Crowe.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / profondeur / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce démersal; profondeur 0 - 1 m (Ref. 10294). Subtropical; 38°N - 34°N
North America: upper Tennessee River drainage (Holston, Clinch and Powell Rivers) in Tennessee and Virginia, USA.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.4 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 10294); common length : 6.3 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 12193)
Inhabits gravel runs and riffles of medium-sized rivers (Ref. 5723, 86798). Feeds on small snails, and immature midges, caddisflies, and mayflies (Ref. 10294).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Menacé (EN) (B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)); Date assessed: 30 November 2011
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00501 (0.00242 - 0.01036), b=3.11 (2.92 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 2.9 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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