Speckled chub (Macrhybopsis aestivalis)

Scientific name: Macrhybopsis aestivalis Girard, 1856

Speckled chub (Macrhybopsis aestivalis)

The Speckled chub (Macrhybopsis aestivalis) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae.

Biology

Inhabits sand and gravel runs of small to large rivers. Feeds on aquatic insect larvae dominated by midges.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Macrhybopsis aestivalis
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.6
Common length
6.1
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
North America: Mississippi River basin from Ohio and West Virginia west to Minnesota and Nebraska, USA and south to Gulf Coast; Gulf Coast drainages from Choctawhatchee River in Alabama and Florida to Rio Grande in Texas and New Mexico, USA, and Mexico.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tmax=1)

Sources

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

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