Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae Minnows
Subfamily: Plagopterinae
Genus: Semotilus

(See list of species below)


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4 species (see list below)
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Photo by Seelig, C.

North America
Max. Length 30.3 cm TL
Semotilus atromaculatus (Mitchill, 1818)

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Semotilus atromaculatus
[Creek chub]

Photo by Victor, B.

North America
Max. Length 51 cm TL
Semotilus corporalis (Mitchill, 1817)

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Semotilus corporalis
[Fallfish]
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Max. Length 24 cm TL
 
Semotilus lumbee
[Sandhills chub]

Photo by N. Burkhead & H. Jelks

North America
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Semotilus thoreauianus Jordan, 1877

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Semotilus thoreauianus
[Dixie chub]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Semotilus atromaculatus Creek chub North America 30.3 TL 1818
Semotilus corporalis Fallfish North America 51 TL 1817
Semotilus lumbee Sandhills chub North America 24 TL 1978
Semotilus thoreauianus Dixie chub North America 15 TL 1877



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