Spotfin chub (Erimonax monachus)

Scientific name: Erimonax monachus Cope, 1868

The Spotfin chub (Erimonax monachus) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae.

Biology

Found in rocky riffles and runs of clean small to medium rivers. Juveniles are associated with small gravel substrates and moderate current, while adults are encountered in swift currents and boulder substrates. Feed on aquatic insects, predominated by midge, blackfly, and caddisfly larvae.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Erimonax monachus
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
11.0
Common length
7.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: Historically in much of Tennessee River drainage, from Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia to Alabama. Recently have been observed only in Little Tennessee River, North Carolina; Duck and Emory Rivers, Tennessee; and North Fork Holston River, Virginia and Tennessee, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Lower Risk: near threatened (LR/nt)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Aquarium: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tmax=4)

Sources

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

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