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282:. Its native range extends into the western
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1216:IUCN Red List least concern species
688:IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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681:Micropterus punctulatus
638:Pseudobarbus phlegethon
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396:means small fin, and
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404:Description
398:punctulatus
394:Micropterus
324:crustaceans
272:Gulf states
257:Perciformes
148:Micropterus
127:Perciformes
1210:Categories
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664:References
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552:the prey.
506:East Texas
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600:system,
594:Olifants
562:Spawning
550:sucks in
538:copepods
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