Redspot chub
| Redspot chub | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Leuciscidae |
| Genus: | Nocomis |
| Species: | N. asper |
| Binomial name | |
| Nocomis asper Lachner & R. E. Jenkins, 1971 | |
The redspot chub (Nocomis asper) is a species of freshwater fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows.[2] This species is found primarily in the Ozark uplands of the Arkansas River drainage in northwestern Arkansas, southwestern Missouri, southeastern Kansas, and northeastern Oklahoma.[1][3] It can grow to 22 cm (8.7 in) total length.[3]
References
[edit]- 1 2 NatureServe (2013). "Nocomis asper". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013 e.T202272A18230447. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202272A18230447.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Nocomis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Nocomis asper". FishBase. October 2016 version.
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