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Notropis bairdi Hubbs & Ortenburger, 1929 Red River shiner |
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photo by
Shattuck, Z.R. |
| Family: | Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Pogonichthyinae | |||
| Max. size: | 8 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | North America: Red River drainage from southwestern Arkansas to western Oklahoma and northwestern Texas, USA. | |||
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| Biology: | Inhabits sandy, turbid channels of small to large rivers (Ref. 5723). Feeds on terrestrial insects (Ref. 79012). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 March 2012 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||