peamouth

Mylocheilus caurinus

Fish Reaching Thirty Six Centimeters in North American Waters

Temperate
Circumpolar Arctic
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Pacific Ocean
North America
Polar regions
Fusiform
Medium
Temperate fish

The peamouth (Mylocheilus caurinus), also known as the peamouth chub, redmouth sucker or northwestern dace, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish from the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. This species is found in western North America.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Mylocheilus
Maximum length: 36 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: North America: Nass (Pacific Slope) and Peace River (Arctic basin) systems in British Columbia, Canada south to Columbia River drainage in Oregon and Idaho, USA; also in Vancouver, British Columbia and Mackenzie River drainage (Arctic basin) in Northwest Territories, Canada (Ref. 86798 ). Sometimes occurs at Spanish Banks (Ref. 4569 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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