Hybopsis amblops
Bigeye Chub
NS
G5
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Cypriniformes (Carps and Minnows)
Cyprinidae (Carps and Minnows)
Hybopsis
Hybopsis amblops (Bigeye Chub)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated.
Distribution
North America: Lake Erie drainage in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan, USA; Ohio River basin from New York to eastern Illinois and south to Tennessee River drainage in Georgia and Alabama, USA; Ozarks of Missouri, Arkansas and Oklahoma, USA (absent in Missouri River drainage).
Habitat Associations
Freshwater. benthopelagic.
Biology
Inhabits sandy or silty sand substrates in areas of little or moderate current in larger creeks and small to medium rivers. Feeds on midge larvae, large mayfly and stonely nymphs (Stenonema, Ephemera, Isoperla) (Ref. 10294).
Max length: 10.0 cm TL.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2012-02-15. Resilience: High (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
References
Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr (1991) A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p.
Etnier, D.A. and W.C. Starnes (1993) The fishes of Tennessee. The University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. (pls. check date).
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