Biology:Prairie chub
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Short description: Species of fish
| Prairie chub | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Macrhybopsis |
| Species: | M. australis
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| Binomial name | |
| Macrhybopsis australis (C. L. Hubbs & Ortenburger, 1929)
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The prairie chub (Macrhybopsis australis) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows.[2] It occurs in the upper Red River drainage in Oklahoma and Texas. Its preferred habitat is sand and gravel runs of creeks and small to large rivers.[3]
References
- ↑ NatureServe (2013). "Macrhybopsis australis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202150A19035196.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/202150/19035196. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Species in the genus Macrhybopsis". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=species&genus=Macrhybopsis.
- ↑ Rainer Froese; Daniel Pauly, eds (2017). "Prairie chub Macrhybopsis australis Hubbs & Ortenburger, 1929". Fishbase. http://www.fishbase.se/summary/Macrhybopsis-australis.html.
Wikidata ☰ Q980639 entry
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