Biology:Burrhead chub

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Burrhead chub
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Macrhybopsis
Species:
M. marconis
Binomial name
Macrhybopsis marconis
(Jordan & Gilbert, 1886)

The burrhead chub (Macrhybopsis marconis) is a freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae, the carps and minnows. It occurs in the Colorado, Guadalupe, and San Antonio river drainages in Texas . Its preferred habitat is sand and gravel runs of small to large rivers.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5948806 entry