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Notropis baileyi Suttkus & Raney, 1955 Rough shiner |
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photo by
The Native Fish Conservancy |
| Family: | Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Pogonichthyinae | |||
| Max. size: | 9 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 4 years | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | North America: Mobile Bay and Pascagoula River drainages in Alabama and Mississippi, USA; Bear Creek system (Tennessee River drainage) in Alabama and Mississippi. Also in Escambia River drainage (and possibly introduced) in Alabama and Florida, and Chattahoochee River drainage in Georgia, USA. | |||
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| Biology: | Inhabits sand-bottomed and gravel-bottomed flowing pools of headwaters, creeks and small rivers. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 March 2012 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||