Humpback chub
📖 Overview
Adults inhabit swift, rocky runs and flowing pools. The hump at the back of the head directs fish to maintain position in the swift water .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Body deep and compressed; caudal peduncle long, extremely slender; fins falcate; caudal fin large, forked; angle along anal fin base continues along upper edge of caudal fin. Large-sized individuals possess large, nearly scaleless hump behind small, depressed head; mouth subterminal, extending to front of small eye; 73-90 scales on lateral line; usually 9 dorsal rays; 10 anal rays; pharyngeal teeth 2,5-4.2. Dark olive-gray above, silver side .: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Humpback chub is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Humpback chub is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Humpback chub is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic; potamodromous . Temperate; 42°N - 36°N North America: upper Colorado River drainage in Wyoming, Colorado, Utah and Arizona, USA.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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