Semotilus
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Semotilus is the genus of creek chub
s, ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family. The term "creek chub" is sometimes used for individual species, particularly the Common Creek Chub, S. atromaculatus. The Creek Chub are a species of minnows that can grow from 6 to 10 inches and resemble the Grass Carp. They can be found in the United States
and Canada
in any small stream or creek. They like to hide under small rocks for protection.
Chub
The European chub , sometimes called the round chub, fat chub, chevin, pollard or simply "the" chub, is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae...
s, ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family. The term "creek chub" is sometimes used for individual species, particularly the Common Creek Chub, S. atromaculatus. The Creek Chub are a species of minnows that can grow from 6 to 10 inches and resemble the Grass Carp. They can be found in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
in any small stream or creek. They like to hide under small rocks for protection.
Species
- Semotilus atromaculatusSemotilus atromaculatusSemotilus atromaculatus is a small minnow found in the eastern two-thirds of the US and eastern Canada...
(Mitchill, 1818) (Common creek chub) - Semotilus corporalis (Mitchill, 1817) (Fallfish)
- Semotilus lumbee Snelson & Suttkus, 1978 (Sandhills chub)
- Semotilus thoreauianus D. S. JordanDavid Starr JordanDavid Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenicist, ichthyologist, educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University.-Early life and education:...
, 1877 (Dixie chub)