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North America: Atlantic Slope from St. Lawrence River drainage in Quebec, Canada to upper Roanoke River in North Carolina, USA (absent in most of New England; present in Connecticut River, Vermont based on single record); Lake Ontario drainage in Ontario, Canada and New York, USA. Also present in upper New River drainage in West Virginia and Virginia, USA where may be based on introduction.
Storlek / Vikt / Ålder
Könsmognad: Lm? range ? - ? cm Max length : 16.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 86798); common length : 10.8 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 12193); rapporterad maxålder: 2.00 år (Ref. 12193)
Exoglossum maxillingua resembles tonguetied minnow, E. laurae, but can be distinguished by the presence of much larger fleshy lobe on each side of lower jaw, well separated from central bony plate and followed by another fleshy lobe on underside of head, and by absence of barbel near corner of mouth (Ref. 86798). Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Adults inhabit rocky pools and runs of creeks and small to medium rivers. Usually found in quiet water near boulders. Males construct large circular or rectangular nests by piling pebbles carried in the mouth (Ref. 5723, 86798). Adults feed on insects and mollusks (Ref. 54729). Migratory behaviour is undetermined (Ref. 126106).
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)
Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
