Spotfin chub
Cyprinella monacha
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The spotfin chub is endemic to the Tennessee River drainage in the United States, from rocky riffles and runs of clean rivers. It eats aquatic insect larvae. Vulnerable.
- Scientific name
- Cyprinella monacha
- Family
- Leuciscidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Leuciscidae
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Synonyms
- Ceratichthys monachus, Ceratichthys monacus, Erimonax monachus, Hybopsis monacha
Origin
- Native region
- América do Norte
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 11 cm
- Lifespan
- 4 years
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Vulnerable (VU)
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