Streamline chub
📖 Overview
Adults inhabit riffles, runs, and current-swept pools over gravel and rubble in clear small to large rivers . They feed on periphyton and a wide variety of aquatic insect larvae, especially midges, mayflies, and caddisflies . Migratory behaviour is undetermined .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Streamline chub is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Streamline chub is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; demersal. Temperate; 43°N - 31°N North America: Ohio River basin from western New York to northern Indiana and south to northern Alabama, USA; single record from Lake Erie in Ohio.
🌿 Ecology
periphyton and a wide variety of aquatic insect larvae, especially midges, mayflies, and caddisflies
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Streamline Chub |
| 🌍CES | jelčík skvrnkovaný |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hybopsis dissimilis | Kirtland | 1840 | Synonym |
| Hybopsis plumbea dissimilis | Kirtland | 1840 | Synonym |
| Hybopsis watauga | Jordan & Evermann | 1889 | Synonym |
| Luxilus dissimilis | Kirtland | 1840 | Synonym |
🦠 Common Diseases
The following diseases are known to affect Streamline chub.
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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