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Cyprinella labrosa

Thicklip Chub
NS G4
Collection Details

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Taxonomic Hierarchy

Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes) Cypriniformes (Carps and Minnows) Cyprinidae (Carps and Minnows) Cyprinella Cyprinella labrosa (Thicklip Chub)

Description

This species account was compiled from FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2025. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, version 04/2025.) and processed using AI-assisted text extraction. It may contain errors in spelling, punctuation, or formatting. When citing, please reference the original source rather than this page. Learn more about our species accounts.

Characters

Body shape: Elongated.

Distribution

North America: upper Peedee and Santee River drainages in Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina, USA.

Habitat Associations

Freshwater. benthopelagic. Found in: streams.

Biology

Inhabits rocky riffles and runs of creeks and small rivers (Ref. 86798).
Max length: 6.7 cm TL; common length: 4.8 cm TL.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2011-11-16. Resilience: High (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

References

Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr (2011) A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 663p.

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