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Semotilus atromaculatus, known as the creek chub or the common creek chub, is a small minnow, a freshwater fish found in the eastern US and Canada.Differing in size and color depending on origin of development, the creek chub can usually be defined by a dark brown body with a black lateral line spanning horizontally across the body.
Semotilus is the genus of creek chubs, ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. The term "creek chub" is sometimes used for individual species, particularly the common creek chub, S. atromaculatus. The creek chub species of minnows can grow from 6 to 10 inches (15 to 25 cm).
There are over 177 species of fish in the US state of Oklahoma, at least 7% of which are not native. [1] Species include: Alabama shad (Alosa alabamae) Alligator gar (Atractosteus spatula) American eel (Anguilla rostrata) American gizzard shad (Dorosoma cepedianum) American paddlefish (Polyodon spathula) Arkansas darter (Etheostoma cragini)
Plagopterinae is a subfamily of the freshwater fish family Leuciscidae, which contains the true minnows.Members of this family are known as creek chubs or the creek chub-plagopterin (CC-P) clade of minnows.
There are approximately 92 species of fish that have been recorded in the U.S. State of Vermont. 11 of which are introduced. [1] The main source for this list is Fishes of Vermont, a list created by the Vermont Fish & Wildlife. [2] The following tags note species in each of those categories: (I) - Introduced (Ex) - Extirpated
The Dixie chub is similar in shape to the creek chub, (Semotilus atromaculatus) although it is typically a more robust and shorter than the creek chub.It also has larger and fewer lateral line scales, the origin of the dorsal fin is to the rear of that of the pelvic fin whereas in S. atromaculatus it sits directly over the pelvic fin origin, [2] and the spots on the dorsal fin and caudal fin ...
The term chub refers to numerous fish of the family Cyprinidae in several North American and European genera; they generally belong to the subfamily Leuciscinae. The North American chubs are in this category. For European chubs, see Category:Squalius. The unrelated sea chubs are Perciformes of the family Kyphosidae.
The creek chubsucker is an important species in lotic water systems. It is a fish that turns over energy by consuming vegetation detritus. [17] The creek chubsucker also regulates population levels of macro-invertebrates and algae, and it serves as an important prey fish for many desirable game fish species. [7]