Redspot chub
The redspot chub (Nocomis asper) is a species of freshwater fish found primarily in the Ozark uplands of the Arkansas River drainage in northwestern Arkansas, southwestern Missouri, southeastern Kansas, and northeastern Oklahoma.[1][2] It can grow to 22 cm (8.7 in) total length[2]
| Redspot chub | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Nocomis |
| Species: | N. asper |
| Binomial name | |
| Nocomis asper Lachner & R. E. Jenkins, 1971 | |
References
- NatureServe (2013). "Nocomis asper". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202272A18230447. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202272A18230447.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2016). "Nocomis asper" in FishBase. October 2016 version.
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