Biology:Shoal chub

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Short description: Species of fish

Shoal chub
Macrhybopsis hyostoma FWS 20932.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Macrhybopsis
Species:
M. hyostoma
Binomial name
Macrhybopsis hyostoma
(Gilbert, 1884)

The shoal chub (Macrhybopsis hyostoma) is a freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae, the carps and minnows. It occurs in Mississippi River drainages from eastern Ohio to southern Minnesota and Nebraska south to Louisiana. Its preferred habitat is sand and gravel runs of small to large rivers.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q6413453 entry