Sicklefin chub

Macrhybopsis meeki

Carp Recorded in North American Waters

Temperate
Lower river
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
North America
Small
Temperate fish

The sicklefin chub (Macrhybopsis meeki) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. It is found only in the United States. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee, and is a species of concern in the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge in Montana.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Macrhybopsis
Maximum length: 11 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: North America: Missouri River from North Dakota to mouth; Mississippi River from the mouth of Missouri River to southern Mississippi; lower Kansas River in eastern Kansas, USA.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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