Macrhybopsis etnieri Gilbert & Mayden, 2017
Coosa chub

Family:  Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Pogonichthyinae
Max. size:  4.5 cm SL (male/unsexed); 5.22 cm SL (female)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  North America: upper sections of the Mobile Bay basin, above the Fall Line, including the Cahaba, Coosa and Tallapoosa river systems, in Alabama, northwestern Georgia, and extreme southeastern Tennessee, USA.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-8; Anal soft rays: 7-8; Vertebrae: 37-39
Biology:  Inhabits clear, moderately large flowing streams with a sand, gravel, or fine rubble bottom above the Fall Line in the Cahaba, Coosa and Tallapoosa river systems (Ref. 116539).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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