Rosyface chub

Rosyface chub
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Cypriniformes
Family:Cyprinidae
Subfamily:Leuciscinae
Genus:Hybopsis
Species: H. rubrifrons
Binomial name
Hybopsis rubrifrons
(Jordan, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Notropis rubescens
    Bailey in Robins, Bailey, Bond, Brooker, Lachner, Lea and Scott
  • Nocomis rubrifrons
    Jordan[2]

The rosyface chub (Hybopsis rubrifrons) is a species of freshwater fish in the carp family (Cyprinidae), found in the United States.

Distribution

The range of the rosyface chub includes the Saluda, Savannah, and Altamaha river drainages. It is mostly found above the fall line in these drainages. It may also have been introduced to the Chattahoochee River system.[1]

Ecology

Habitats of this species include pools or edges of riffles in small streams, and near banks in eddy currents in larger streams and small rivers, usually over sand or gravel bottoms. The rosyface chub avoids areas with heavy siltation. It spawns in moderately fast riffles over clean gravel.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 NatureServe (2013). "Hybopsis rubrifrons". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2013: e.T202120A18235778. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202120A18235778.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Hybopsis rubrifrons". Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Retrieved 24 December 2013.


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