Silver chub
Silver chub | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
Genus: | Macrhybopsis |
Species: | M. storeriana
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Binomial name | |
Macrhybopsis storeriana (Kirtland, 1845)
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Synonyms | |
Leuciscus storerianus Kirtland, 1845 |
The silver chub (Macrhybopsis storeriana) is a species of freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae found in North America.[2]
Description
The maximum size of a silver chub is 231 mm (9.1 in) in total length.
Diet
Silver chubs are
Habitat
Silver chubs are mainly restricted to large, often silty rivers;[3] they are sometimes found near the mouths of small streams.[11]
Reproduction and Life Cycle
The spawning season for silver chubs has been recorded to be in late spring or early summer in Iowa,[12] and June and July in Wisconsin [4] In western Lake Erie, spawning began the second week of June in water temperature of 19 °C (66 °F), reached its peak during the last week of June and first week of July with water temperature at 23 °C (73 °F), and was completed by the middle of August.[11] Kinney (1954) concluded that the species spawns at relatively high temperatures. Silver chubs are rock and gravel spawners with pelagic free embryos.[10] Life longevity for male silver chubs is three years and for females is four years. Kinney (1954) found most 1-year old fish to be sexually mature. During development, the average silver chub is 124 mm (4.9 in) in
Distribution
United States distribution: Widespread from southern New York to the Red River drainages.[6] Texas distribution: The silver chub is in the Red River [13] and the lower Brazos River; the Brazos River population is apparently disjunct from other populations of this species, which range through the Mississippi River basin to Mobil Bay.[14]
Importance to Humans
The silver chub is regarded as excellent forage and bait fish for largemouth and smallmouth black bass.[15]
Etymology
Macrhybopsisis Greek "long rounded face" and storeriana named for
References
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- ^ Page, L.M., Espinosa-Perez, L.T. Findley, C.R. Gilbert, R.N. Lea, N.E. Mandrak, R.L. Mayden, and J.S. Nelson. 2013. Common and scientific names of the fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, 7th edition. American Fishes Society, Special Publication 34, Bethesda Maryland.
- ^ a b Gilbert, C. R. 1980. Silver chub Hybopsis storeriana (Kirtland). Page 194 in D. S. Lee, C. R. Gilbert, C. H. Hocutt, R. E. Jenkins, D. E. McAllister, and J. R. Stauffer, Jr., editors. Atlas of North American Freshwater Fishes. North Carolina State Museum of Natural History, Raleigh
- ^ a b Becker, G.C. 1983. Fishes of Wisconsin. The University of Wisconsin Press, Madison. 1052 pp.
- ^ Boschung, H.T., Jr., and R.L. Mayden. 2004. Fishes of Alabama. Smithsonian Books, Washington. 736 pp.
- ^ a b Ross, S.T. 2001. Inland fishes of Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi, Jackson. 1-624 pp.
- ^ Hubbs, C., R. J. Edwards, G. P. Garrett. 1991. An annotated checklist to the freshwater fishes of Texas, with keys to the identification of species. The Texas Journal of Science, Supplement, 43(4):1-56.
- ^ Etnier, D.A., and W.C. Starnes. 1993. The Fishes of Tennessee. The University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville. 681 pp.
- ^ Cross, F.B. 1967. Handbook of Fishes of Kansas. Univ. Kans. Mus. Nat. Hist. Misc. Publ. 45. 357 pp.
- ^ a b Simon, T. P. 1999. Assessing the sustainability and biological integrity of water resources using fish communities. CRC Press. Boca Raton; London; New York; Washington. 671 pp.
- ^ a b c d Kinney, E. C. 1954. A life history of the silver chub, Hybopsis storeriana (Kirtland), in western Lake Erie with notes on associated species. Diss. Abstr. 20(6): 19878-1980. vol 35. Part II. 30759.
- ^ Starrett, W. C. 1951. Some factors affecting the abundance of minnows in the Des Moines River, Iowa. Ecology 32(1):13-27
- ^ Warren, M.L. Jr., B.M. Burr, S. J. Walsh, H.L. Bart Jr., R. C. Cashner, D.A. Etnier, B. J. Freeman, B.R. Kuhajda, R.L. Mayden, H. W. Robison, S.T. Ross, and W. C. Starnes. 2000. Diversity, distribution and conservation status of the native freshwater fishes of the southern United States. Fisheries 25(10):7-29.
- ^ Gilbert, C. R. 1980. Silver chub Hybopsis storeriana (Kirtland). Page 194 in D. S. Lee, C. R. Gilbert, C. H. Hocutt, R. E. Jenkins, D. E. McAllister, and J. R. Stauffer, Jr., editors. Atlas of North American Freshwater Fishes. North Carolina State Museum of Natural History, Raleigh.
- ^ Jordan, D.S. And B.W. Evermann. 1896-1900. The fishes of North and Middle America. Bull. U.S. Nat. Museum 47(1-4):1-3313.
- ^ Pflieger, W. L. 1997. The Fishes of Missouri. Missouri Department of Conservation, Jefferson City. 372 pp.
- ^ Scharpf, Christopher; Lazara, Kenneth J. (21 September 2023). "Family LEUCISCIDAE Subfamily POGONICHTHYINAE (American Minnows and Shiners)". The ETYFish Project. Retrieved 29 January 2024.