Notropis potteri Hubbs & Bonham, 1951
Chub shiner
Notropis potteri
photo by Shattuck, Z.R.

Family:  Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Pogonichthyinae
Max. size:  11 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  North America: Red and Brazos River drainages in Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas, USA; lower Mississippi River in Louisiana (near mouth of Red River), San Jacinto, Trinity and Colorado rivers in Texas, USA.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Occurs in sand and gravel runs of small to large rivers. Tolerates turbidity (Ref. 5723). Invertivore and piscivore (Ref. 79012).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 March 2012 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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