Opsopoedus emiliae
Hay 1881
Family Leuciscidae
The pugnose minnow is part of the minnow, shiner and chub family. This species has a crosshatched pattern on the back and upper side of its body, and a strongly upturned and small mouth. Large males in western Florida have a dorsal fin with two black areas at the front and rear of the fin, and an unpigmented region in the center. Pugnose minnows are found in vegetated areas of lakes, swamps, oxbows and small to medium streams.
Status & distribution
- Status — Native freshwater
- Florida Distribution — Western and North Central and Peninsula drainages
- River Drainages — Perdido River, Escambia River, Blackwater River, Yellow River, Choctawhatchee River, Econfina Creek, Apalachicola River, Ochlockonee River, minor Gulf tributaries, Suwannee River, Withlacoochee River, Tampa Bay, the Myakka or Peace River, Lake Okeechobee, and the Caloosahatchee River.