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💧 Freshwater Least Concern 🌡️ Temperate

Gravel chub

Erimystax x-punctatus Hubbs & Crowe, 1956
Max Length
11 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
2.7
Depth
-
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
25.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Adults inhabit gravel riffles and runs of creeks and small to large rivers . Migratory behaviour is undetermined .

Scientific Name
Erimystax x-punctatus
Authority
Hubbs & Crowe, 1956
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Temperate
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
11 cm
Trophic Level
2.7
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
25.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Gravel chub is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Gravel chub is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Gravel chub is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Gravel chub is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; demersal. Temperate; 43°N - 34°N south of Ohio River except 1 record in upper Green River, Kentuky, USA; Mississippi River basin from southern Wisconsin and southern Minnesota south to northern Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma, USA; Ouachita River drainage in Arkansas.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
2.7±0.31

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00525 × L3.1 (TL)
Max TL
11cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2011

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
25.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
2.7
Omnivore / Planktivore
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Hubbs & Crowe, 1956

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