Range and Identity
Lepidomeda mollispinis is treated in a Virgin drainage account spanning Utah, Nevada and Arizona. Historically named regional forms occur within the broader treatment. Their original identities should remain attached to locality records rather than implying that every population has identical characteristics.
Habitat and Behavior
Adults use flowing pools and runs in fast, usually clear creeks and small rivers. Sand and gravel are characteristic bottoms. A pool in this account is not necessarily still water; the presence of flow is part of the documented habitat description.
Food and Life History
The compiled upper length is fifteen centimeters total length, while 7.3 centimeters is listed as common. The checked summary does not establish an independent maximum mass or detailed diet and reproductive sequence. A regional form should not automatically inherit every broad-species maximum.
Field Note
Record the tributary and flow through the occupied pool. These details help distinguish actual habitat from assumptions based only on the name of the larger river system.
All Lakes With Virgin Spinedace
Browse all lakes and reservoirs with confirmed Virgin Spinedace records in our database, listed alphabetically.
No published lakes are currently linked to this species in our confirmed records.