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Leuciscidae (Minnows) > Pogonichthyinae
Etymology: Pimephales: Greek, pimeles, -es = fat + Greek, phales = whale; if the root is Greek, phales, -etos = penis (Ref. 45335); vigilax: vigilax, meaning watchful (Ref. 10294).
More on authors: Baird & Girard.
Miljö: miljö / Klimatzon / djupintervall / distributionsområde
Ekologi
; sötvatten bottenlevande. Subtropical; 46°N - 27°N
North America: Mississippi River basin from western Pennsylvania to Minnesota in USA, and south to Gulf; Gulf Slope drainages from Mobile Bay in Georgia and Alabama to Rio Grande in Texas and New Mexico, USA and Mexico.
Storlek / Vikt / Ålder
Könsmognad: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.2 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 10294); common length : 5.7 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 12193)
Adults occur in quiet pools and run over sand, silt, or gravel, in small to large rivers. Most common in medium-sized rivers (Ref. 5723, 10294). They feed on insect immatures (Ref. 10294). Migratory behaviour is undetermined (Ref. 126106).
Livscykel och parningsbeteende
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fekunditet | Larver
Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p. (Ref. 5723)
Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Index för fylogenetisk mångfald (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00724 (0.00422 - 0.01245), b=3.15 (2.99 - 3.31), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 2.6 ±0.1 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Hög, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mindre än 15 månader (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Sårbarhet i fisket (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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