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Leuciscidae (Minnows) > Pogonichthyinae
Etymology: Pteronotropis: Greek, pteron, = fin + A misnomer given by Rafinesque to shriveled specimens, with the meaning of "back keel"; from Greek, noton = back (Ref. 45335); grandipinnis: From the greatly elevated dorsal and anal fins.
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Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce pelágico. Tropical
North America: Apalachicola River drainage in Georgia, Alabama and Florida, USA (but absent in Chattahoochee River system north of Cedar Creek in Houston County, Alabama).
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.3 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 40813); 4.9 cm SL (female)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 7 - 9; Radios blandos anales: 8 - 12; Vértebra: 35 - 37. Body deep. Nuptial males with greatly elevated dorsal and anal fins and a distal black caudal spot, deeper than long or vertically oval. Anal fin, when depressed, reaches to or beyond caudal fin base.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.
Inhabits sand-bottomed and silt-bottomed pools and runs of headwaters, creeks, and small rivers, Usually occurs along undercut banks and debris (Ref. 86798). Reported maximum length is 6.5 TL (Ref. 86798).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Suttkus, R.D. and M.F. Mettee, 2001. Analysis of four species of Notropis included in the subgenus of Pteronotropis Fowler, with comments on relationships, origin, and dispersion. Geological Survey of Alabama Bulletin No. 170. 50 p. (Ref. 40813)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5005 [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).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.0 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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