Erimystax insignis
Blotched Chub
NS
G4
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Cypriniformes (Carps and Minnows)
Cyprinidae (Carps and Minnows)
Erimystax
Erimystax insignis (Blotched Chub)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated.
Distribution
North America: Cumberland and Tennessee River drainages in Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama, USA.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater. demersal. Found in: streams.
Biology
Inhabits rocky riffles and runs of clear small to medium rivers (Ref. 86798). Feeds on periphyton and aquatic insect larvae dominated by dipterans (midges and blackflies) and mayflies (Baetidae and Potamanthus) (Ref. 10294).
Max length: 10.0 cm TL; common length: 6.1 cm TL.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2012-10-07. 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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