| Family: |
Ictaluridae (North American freshwater catfishes) |
| Max. size: |
8.7 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
North America: Arkansas River drainage in USA: Spring River in southwestern Missouri and southeastern Kansas; Cottonwood and Neosho rivers in eastern Kansas and northeastern Oklahoma; lower few miles of Illinois River in eastern central Oklahoma. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Occurs in gravel riffles and runs of small to medium rivers. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 18 April 2012 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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