Missouri Department of Conservation
MINNOW, PUGNOSE

Summary information for MINNOW, PUGNOSE

Common Name
MINNOW, PUGNOSE
Scientific Name
OPSOPOEODUS EMILIAE
Status
NONGAME, STATE RANK S4, GLOBAL RANK G5
Primary Habitat
"Wetland matrix"
Preferred Habitat
"Occurs in ditches, sloughs, swamps, borrow pits and lakes with clear, quiet water, dense aquatic vegetation, and a bottom of sand and organic debris."
Distribution
"Occurs in the lowlands of southeast Missouri *001*."
County List
BOLLINGER, BUTLER, CAPE GIRARDEAU, DUNKLIN, MISSISSIPPI, NEW MADRID, PEMISCOT, RIPLEY, SCOTT, STODDARD, WAYNE
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