Gravel chub (Erimystax x-punctatus)

Scientific name: Erimystax x-punctatus Hubbs & Crowe, 1956

Gravel chub (Erimystax x-punctatus)

The Gravel chub (Erimystax x-punctatus) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae.

Biology

Inhabits gravel riffles and runs of creeks and small to large rivers.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Erimystax x-punctatus
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
11.0
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: Thames River system in southern Ontario, Canada; Ohio River basin from New York and Pennsylvania to Illinois, USA; Mississippi River basin from southern Wisconsin and southern Minnesota south to Ouachita River drainage in Arkansas and west to eastern Kansas and Oklahoma, 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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