Erimystax x-punctatus
Gravel Chub
NS
G4
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Cypriniformes (Carps and Minnows)
Cyprinidae (Carps and Minnows)
Erimystax
Erimystax x-punctatus (Gravel Chub)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated.
Distribution
North America: Thames River system in southern Ontario, Canada; Ohio River basin from New York and Pennsylvania to Wabash River in Illinois, USA (absent south of Ohio River except 1 record in upper Green River, Kentuky, USA; Mississippi River basin from southern Wisconsin and southern Minnesota south to northern Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma, USA; Ouachita River drainage in Arkansas.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater. demersal. Found in: streams.
Biology
Inhabits gravel riffles and runs of creeks and small to large rivers (Ref. 86798).
Max length: 11.0 cm TL.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2011-12-01. Resilience: High (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
References
Coker, G.A., C.B. Portt and C.K. Minns (2001) Morphological and ecological characteristics of Canadian freshwater fishes. Can. MS Rpt. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 2554:iv+89p.
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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