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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Cypriniformes
(Carps) >
Leuciscidae
(Minnows) > Pogonichthyinae
Etymology:
Nocomis:
An Indian (North America) name used by Charles Girard; ojibwe, nokomiss = grandmother (Ref.
45335
)
.
More on author:
Girard
.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
North America: Atlantic and Gulf Slope drainages from Shenandoah River in Virginia to Mississippi River in Mississippi; tributaries of Mississippi River north to Yazoo River system in Mississippi; upper New River drainage in West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina, USA; Bear Creek (Tennessee River drainage) in Alabama and Mississippi. Introduced into Little Tennessee River and French Broad systems in North Carolina and Tennessee, USA.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: L
m
 
?
  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 26.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref.
86798
); common length : 12.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref.
12193
); max. reported age: 4 years (Ref.
12193
)
Inhabits rocky and sandy pools and runs of headwaters, creeks, and small to medium rivers (Ref.
86798
).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity
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Reproduction
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Spawning
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Eggs
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Fecundity
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Larvae
Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr
, 2011. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 663p. (Ref.
86798
)
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804
): PD
50
= 0.5078 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00501 (0.00232 - 0.01084), b=3.13 (2.94 - 3.32), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245
).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278
): 3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179
): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tmax=4).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153
): Low vulnerability (16 of 100).
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