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💧 Freshwater Least Concern 🌡️ Temperate

Lined chub

Hybopsis lineapunctata Clemmer & Suttkus, 1971
Max Length
8.5 cm
Max Weight
Lifespan
Trophic Level
2.9
Depth
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
22.00/100
Typical Length
Depth Zone

📖 Overview

Adults inhabit rocky pools, often near riffles and vegetation ; also found in small upland creeks over sandy substrates. They feed on chironomid larvae and pupae, and larger aquatic insects . Migratory behaviour is undetermined .

Scientific Name
Hybopsis lineapunctata
Authority
Clemmer & Suttkus, 1971
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Temperate
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
8.5 cm
Trophic Level
2.9
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
22.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Lined chub is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Lined chub is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Lined chub is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Lined chub is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate; 35°N - 32°N North America: Coosa and Tallapoosa River systems (in Mobile Bay drainage) in southeastern Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama, USA.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater
Trophic Level
2.9±0.4
Food Items

chironomid larvae and pupae, and larger aquatic insects (Ref

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00871 × L3.06 (TL)
Max TL
8.5cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2012

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
22.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
2.9
Omnivore / Planktivore
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Clemmer & Suttkus, 1971

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