Prairie chub

Prairie chub
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae
Genus: Macrhybopsis
Species:
M. australis
Binomial name
Macrhybopsis australis
(C. L. Hubbs & Ortenburger, 1929)
Synonyms[2]
  • Extrarius australis C. L. Hubbs & Ortenburger, 1929

The prairie chub (Macrhybopsis australis) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows.[2] It occurs in the upper Red River drainage in Oklahoma and Texas. Its preferred habitat is sand and gravel runs of creeks and small to large rivers.[3]

References

  1. ^ NatureServe (2013). "Macrhybopsis australis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202150A19035196. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202150A19035196.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Macrhybopsis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  3. ^ Rainer Froese; Daniel Pauly, eds. (2017). "Prairie chub Macrhybopsis australis Hubbs & Ortenburger, 1929". Fishbase. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
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