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The lake chub (Couesius plumbeus) is a freshwater cyprinid fish found in Canada and in parts of the United States. Of all North American minnows, it is the one with the northernmost distribution. Its genus, Couesius is considered monotypic today. The genus was named after Elliott Coues, who collected the holotype specimen.
Semotilus atromaculatus, known as the creek chub or the common creek chub, is a small minnow, a freshwater fish found in the eastern US and Canada.Differing in size and color depending on origin of development, the creek chub can usually be defined by a dark brown body with a black lateral line spanning horizontally across the body.
Fish of the Great Lakes Region — in the Eastern United States and Eastern Canada regions of North America. Fish species that are native to the Great Lakes and their direct tributaries . For non-native and/or invasive species of fish, see: Category: Invasive animal species in North America .
The chub fishery had nothing to do with the various cyprinid fish species known as chubs but was exclusively based on the various species of ciscoes. The fishery continued as cisco stocks fell and non-native species such as sea lamprey , rainbow smelt and alewife spread through the system and increased in abundance.
Redspot chub, Nocomis asper [49] River shiner, Notropis blennius [50] Sicklefin chub, Hybopsis meeki [51] Silver chub, Hybopsis storeriana [52] Southern redbelly dace, Chrosomus erythrogaster [53] Speckled chub, Hybopsis aestivalis [54] Spotfin shiner, Cyprinella spiloptera [55] Steelcolor shiner, Cyprinella whipplei [56] Streamline chub ...
Commonly found in the Great Lakes basin, but also extends into the St. Lawrence, Hudson Bay, and the Mississippi river basin. Extends into the Atlantic Slope drainages. Razorback sucker: Xyrauchen texanus: Native to western Colorado. The razorback sucker is a large, native Colorado sucker that can grow up to 20 inches and weigh up to 2–3 pounds.
It's a fish story with a big, unexpected plot twist. A native Great Lakes whitefish thought extinct for nearly 40 years has been rediscovered by scientists – in the wrong Great Lake.. The ...
Sturgeon chub: Macrhybopsis gelida: Cyprinidae Yes Suckermouth minnow: Phenacobius mirabilis: Cyprinidae Yes Utah chub: Gila atrarias: Cyprinidae Yes Utah sucker: Catostomus ardens: Catostomidae Yes Western silvery minnow: Hybognathus argyritis: Cyprinidae Yes White sucker: Catostomus commersoni: Catostomidae Yes Black crappie: Pomoxis ...