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Miniellus anogenus (Forbes, 1885) Pugnose shiner |
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photo by
Lyons, J. |
| Family: | Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Pogonichthyinae | |||
| Max. size: | 5.8 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 3 years | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | North America: Lake Ontario drainage of Ontario in Canada and New York to North Dakota and central Illinois (where now extirpated) in the USA. Mostly restricted to Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins but also in Red River drainage (Hudson Bay basin) of Minnesota and South Dakota in the USA. | |||
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| Biology: | Adults usually occur over sand and mud in clear vegetated lakes and vegetated pools and runs of creeks and rivers. Oviparous (Ref. 205). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 03 May 2012 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||