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The banded killifish, blackchin shiner, and pugnose shiner are now found exclusively in Ecoregion 53b (Illinois Natural History Survey, on-line resource); the former two species are presently listed as threatened in the state, whereas the latter is endangered in Illinois (Illinois Department of Natural Resources, on-line resource “b”).
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For instance, set a small, dark-headed pugnose among your Norse sea rovers, and he's going to be noticed -- maybe remembered too well.
The Time Traders Andre Norton 1958
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Only it annoyed me to watch the little pugnose careering playfully round me.
Debts of Honor M��r J��kai 1864
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Grandmother fastened my embroidered shirt under my waistcoat, and I was vain enough to allow the little pugnose to arrange my tie.
Debts of Honor M��r J��kai 1864
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Fish that are new to the list are the pugnose shiner, redside dace, Arctic grayling,
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