Sicklefin chub (Macrhybopsis meeki)

Scientific name: Macrhybopsis meeki Jordan & Evermann, 1896

The Sicklefin chub (Macrhybopsis meeki) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae.

Biology

Inhabits sand and gravel runs of large rivers.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Macrhybopsis meeki
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
11.0
Common length
7.0
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: Missouri River from Montana to the mouth of lower Kansas River, Kansas and in the Mississippi River from the mouth of Missouri River to the mouth of Ohio River. Also in south Mississippi and north Louisiana. Fairly common in middle Missouri River but rare elsewhere.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Lower Risk: near threatened (LR/nt)
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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