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Macrhybopsis tomellerii Gilbert & Mayden, 2017 Gulf chub |
| Family: | Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Pogonichthyinae | |||
| Max. size: | 4.75 cm SL (male/unsexed); 5.07 cm SL (female) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | North America: Pearl and Pascagoula river drainages in Mississippi and southeastern Louisiana, USA, and presumably in the adjacent Lake Pontchartrain drainage of these two states. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal soft rays: 7-9; Vertebrae: 34-37 | |||
| Biology: | Occurs in large, moderately clear to turbid rivers and lowermost parts of their major tributaries in the Pearl, Pascagoula, and Lake Pontchartrain drainages of Mississippi and Louisiana (Ref. 116539). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||