Pugnose minnow (Opsopoeodus emiliae emiliae)

Scientific name: Opsopoeodus emiliae emiliae Hay, 1881

Pugnose minnow (Opsopoeodus emiliae emiliae)

The Pugnose minnow (Opsopoeodus emiliae emiliae) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae.

Biology

Inhabits clear to turbid vegetated lakes, swamps, oxbows, sluggish streams of all sizes, creeks and rivers. Feeds on insect larvae, filamentous algae and microcrustacea. Spawning occurs underneath flat rocks, in cavities; nest spawner.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Opsopoeodus emiliae emiliae
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.6
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
North America: Edisto River drainage in South Carolina to southern Florida, USA 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 Notropis emiliae emiliae from the Canada drainage is said to be distinct from that in the Florida peninsula.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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