Missouri Department of Conservation
Missouri Department of Conservation
HELLBENDER, OZARK

Summary information for HELLBENDER, OZARK

Common Name
HELLBENDER, OZARK
Scientific Name
CRYPTOBRANCHUS ALLEGANIENSIS BISHOPI
Status
FEDERAL ENDANGERED, NONGAME, STATE ENDANGERED, STATE RANK S1
Primary Habitat
"Aquatic - river/stream"
Preferred Habitat
"Inhabit riffles in streams with gravel or rubble bottoms. Lay eggs under large flat rocks."
Distribution
"Found in south Missouri in the Black river and the North Fork of the White river *01*."
County List
CARTER, DENT, DOUGLAS, OREGON, OZARK, SHANNON
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