Macrhybopsis meeki (Jordan & Evermann, 1896)
Sicklefin chub
Macrhybopsis meeki
photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes

Family:  Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Pogonichthyinae
Max. size:  11 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  North America: Missouri River from North Dakota to mouth; Mississippi River from the mouth of Missouri River to southern Mississippi; lower Kansas River in eastern Kansas, USA.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Inhabits sand and gravel runs of large rivers (Ref. 86798).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 30 April 2012 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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