| Family: |
Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Pogonichthyinae |
| Max. size: |
17 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
North America: Red, Ouachita and lower Arkansas drainages in central Arkansas to eastern Oklahama, USA. |
| Diagnosis: |
Can be diagnosed by the having the following characters: bright red fins throughout life; 2 rows of pharyngeal teeth (usually 1,4-4,1 or 2,4-4,1); black vertical bar near base of caudal fin in breeding males; 49-63 lateral scales; 36-49 scales around body at dorsal fin origin; 23-30 rakers on 1st gill arch; and pectoral fin with 15-16 rays (Ref. 86798). |
| Biology: |
Inhabits rocky riffles, runs and sometimes pools of headwaters, creeks, and small rivers (Ref. 86798). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 25 October 2011 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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