Miniellus nubilus
Miniellus nubilus (Forbes, 1878)
Ozark minnow
Miniellus nubilus
photo by The Native Fish Conservancy

Family:  Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Pogonichthyinae
Max. size:  9.3 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 4 years
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  North America: disjunct populations in upper Red Cedar River system in northern Wisconsin, USA; Mississippi River tributaries in southeastern Minnesota, eastern Iowa, southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois, USA; Ozark Mountain drainages, USA; and Boggy Creek system in Oklahoma, USA.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Inhabits gravel-bottomed and rubble-bottomed flowing pools and backwaters of creeks and small to medium rivers. Rarely found in large rivers.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 March 2012 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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