Macrhybopsis marconis
Macrhybopsis marconis (Jordan & Gilbert, 1886)
Burrhead chub
photo by Perkin, J.S./Z.R.S. Shattuck


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Family:  Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Pogonichthyinae
Max. size:  7.3 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater, potamodromous
Distribution:  North America: Colorado, Guadalupe, and San Antonio river drainages in Texas, U.S.A.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Adults inhabit sand and gravel riffles and runs of small to large rivers (Ref. 86798).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 March 2012 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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