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Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Leuciscidae (Minnows) > Pogonichthyinae
Etymology: potteri: Named for the first collector, naturalist Dr. George E. Potter of Baylor University and Texas A&M University (Ref. 79012).
Eponymy: Dr George Edwin Potter (1898–1962) was Professor of Zoology at the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (1939–1962) and before that at Baylor University (1927–1939). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Hubbs & Bonham.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate; 35°N - 31°N
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.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5723); common length : 4.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12193)
Occurs in sand and gravel runs of small to large rivers. Tolerates turbidity (Ref. 5723). Invertivore and piscivore (Ref. 79012).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Stout, C., S. Schönhuth, R. Mayden, N.L. Garrison and J.W. Armbruster, 2022. Phylogenomics and classification of Notropis and related shiners (Cypriniformes: Leuciscidae) and the utility of exon capture on lower taxonomic groups. PeerJ 10 (art. e14072):1-23. (Ref. 131297)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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