Bigeye chub (Hybopsis amblops)

Scientific name: Hybopsis amblops Rafinesque, 1820

Bigeye chub (Hybopsis amblops)

The Bigeye chub (Hybopsis amblops) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae.

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).

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Hybopsis amblops
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
10.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
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).
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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