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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.
Semotilus is the genus of creek chubs, ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. The term "creek chub" is sometimes used for individual species, particularly the common creek chub, S. atromaculatus. The creek chub species of minnows can grow from 6 to 10 inches (15 to 25 cm).
Hybrid striped bass (Morone chrysops × M. saxatilis) Inland silverside (Menidia beryllina) Ironcolor shiner (Notropis chalybaeus) Johnny darter (Etheostoma nigrum) Kiamichi shiner (Notropis ortenburgeri) Lake chubsucker (Erimyzon sucetta) Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) Largescale stoneroller (Campostoma oligolepis) Least darter ...
The northern redbelly dace is a minnow about 55 mm long with two dusky, longitudinal stripes along its sides under an iridescent silver back. The top stripe often becomes broken into dots behind the dorsal fin. Small, almost invisible scales cover its body. The lower sides of its body are white, yellow, or silver.
The primary diet of a Bonytail chub is insects, small fish, worms, algae, plankton, and plant debris. [40] CR Found in the Colorado River drainage system. Rio Grande chub: Gila pandora: Native to Colorado. The Rio Grande chub resides in streams, impoundments and lakes but is known to also inhibit engineered waterways and irrigation ditches.
The state of West Virginia has a wide variety of freshwater fish species in its rivers, lakes, and streams. 20% of these species are sportfish , and the remaining 80% are nongame species. [ 1 ]
The creek chubsucker is an important species in lotic water systems. It is a fish that turns over energy by consuming vegetation detritus. [17] The creek chubsucker also regulates population levels of macro-invertebrates and algae, and it serves as an important prey fish for many desirable game fish species. [7]
Striped shiner (Luxilus chrysocephalus) Common shiner (Luxilus cornutus) Allegheny pearl dace (Margariscus margarita) River chub (Nocomis micropogon) Golden shiner (Notemigonus crysoleucas) Comely shiner (Notropis amoenus) Emerald shiner (Notropis atherinoides) Bridle shiner (Notropis bifrenatus) Silverjaw minnow (Notropis buccatus)