Blotched chub (Erimystax insignis)

Scientific name: Erimystax insignis Hubbs & Crowe, 1956

Blotched chub (Erimystax insignis)

The Blotched chub (Erimystax insignis) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. Native range: North America, Cumberland and Tennessee River drainages in Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama, USA.

Biology

Inhabits rocky riffles and runs of clear small to medium rivers; also found in moderate-sized creeks. Feeds on periphyton and aquatic insect larvae dominated by dipterans (midges and blackflies) and mayflies (Baetidae and Potamanthus).

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Erimystax insignis
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
10.0
Common length
6.1
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: Cumberland and Tennessee River drainages in Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama, USA.
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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