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Erimystax insignis (Hubbs & Crowe, 1956) Blotched chub |
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photo by
N. Burkhead & R. Jenkins, courtesy of VDGIF |
| Family: | Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Pogonichthyinae | |||
| Max. size: | 10 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | North America: Cumberland and Tennessee River drainages in Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama, USA. | |||
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| Biology: | Adults inhabit rocky riffles and runs of clear small to medium rivers (Ref. 86798). They feed on periphyton and aquatic insect larvae dominated by dipterans (midges and blackflies) and mayflies (Baetidae and Potamanthus) (Ref. 10294). Migratory behaviour is undetermined (Ref. 126106). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 07 October 2012 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||