Kingdom Animalia Family Cyprinidae Genus Hybopsis Order Cypriniformes | Class Actinopterygii Phylum Chordata Rank Species | |
Similar Bigeye chub, Hybopsis amnis, Alabama shiner, Longnose shiner, Gulf darter | ||
The clear chub (Hybopsis winchelli) is a species of freshwater fish in the carp family (Cyprinidae).
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Geographic distribution
The Range of the clear chub includes the eastern tributaries of the Mississippi River, southwestern Mississippi and Louisiana, and extends east along the Gulf Slope to and including the Mobile drainage basin in Alabama and Georgia, as well as the Perdido River system east to the Apalachicola River basin, and Gulf of Mexico drainages from the Ocklockonee River in Florida, and Flint River in Georgia, to the Mississippi River in Mississippi.
Ecology
The clear chub is a freshwater fish of the United States. Habitats of this species include creeks and small to medium rivers over sand-silt bottoms. It prefers pools near riffle areas. Populations in eastern parts of the range tend to occupy smaller streams than those in western part.