Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae Minnows
Subfamily: Pogonichthyinae
Genus: Erimystax

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5 species (see list below)
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Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy

North America
Max. Length 9.4 cm TL
Erimystax cahni (Hubbs & Crowe, 1956)

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Erimystax cahni
[Slender chub]

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North America
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Erimystax dissimilis (Kirtland, 1840)

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Erimystax dissimilis
[Streamline chub]
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Max. Length 11 cm TL
 
Erimystax harryi
[Ozark chub]

Photo by N. Burkhead & R. Jenkins, courtesy of VDGIF

North America
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Erimystax insignis (Hubbs & Crowe, 1956)

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Erimystax insignis
[Blotched chub]

Photo by Lyons, J.

North America
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Erimystax x-punctatus (Hubbs & Crowe, 1956)

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Erimystax x-punctatus
[Gravel chub]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Erimystax cahni Slender chub North America 9.4 TL 1956
Erimystax dissimilis Streamline chub North America 14 TL 1840
Erimystax harryi Ozark chub North America 11 TL 1956
Erimystax insignis Blotched chub North America 10 TL 1956
Erimystax x-punctatus Gravel chub North America 11 TL 1956



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