Prairie chub

Prairie chub
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae
Genus: Macrhybopsis
Species:
M. australis
Binomial name
Macrhybopsis australis
Synonyms
  • Extrarius australis C. L. Hubbs & Ortenburger, 1929

The prairie chub (Macrhybopsis australis) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. It occurs in the upper Red River drainage in Oklahoma and Texas. Its preferred habitat is sand and gravel runs of creeks and small to large rivers.

References

  1. ↑ NatureServe (2013). "Macrhybopsis australis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013 e.T202150A19035196. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202150A19035196.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Macrhybopsis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  3. ↑ Rainer Froese; Daniel Pauly, eds. (2017). "Prairie chub Macrhybopsis australis Hubbs & Ortenburger, 1929". Fishbase. Retrieved 19 November 2017.