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Leuciscidae (Minnows) > Pogonichthyinae
Etymology: Opsopoeodus: Greek, ops, = face, appearance + Greek, pous = foot + Greek, odous = teeth; emiliae: opsopoeodus, teeth for dainty feeding (Greek); and emiliae, named after Mrs. Emily Hay (wife of the author of the species, Dr. O. P. Hay) (Ref. 10294).
Eponymy: Mrs Mary Emily ‘Mollie’ Hay née Howsman (1849–1931) was the author’s wife. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / intervalo de profundidade / distribution range
Ecologia
; Água doce demersal. Subtropical; 45°N - 27°N
North America: Edisto River drainage in South Carolina to southern Florida and across Gulf Slope to Nueces River drainage in Texas, USA; north in Mississippi River and Great Lakes basins to southeastern Kansas, southeastern Minnesota, USA, and southern Ontario, Canada. The subspecies were previously recognized: Opsopoeodus emiliae peninsularis in peninsular Florida and Opsopoeodus emiliae emiliae in rest of range except where intergrades occur (southern Georgia and northeastern Florida west to Ochlockonee River).
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.6 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 10294)
Inhabits clear to turbid vegetated lakes, swamps, oxbows, sluggish streams of all sizes (Ref. 86798). Feeds on insect larvae, filamentous algae and microcrustacea (Ref. 10294). Spawning occurs underneath flat rocks, in cavities; nest spawner (Ref. 79012).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 2011. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 663p. (Ref. 86798)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00501 (0.00242 - 0.01036), b=3.11 (2.92 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 2.9 ±0.35 se; based on food items.
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Elevada, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população menor que 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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