River chub

Nocomis micropogon

Males build gravel nests in spring

River chub is a freshwater fish from North America. It inhabits freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 33 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Nocomis
Maximum length: 33 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: North America: Susquehanna River, New York to James River, Virginia, USA; Great Lakes basin, New York in USA, and Ontario in Canada to Michigan, USA; Ohio River basin in New York to eastern Illinois and south to northern Georgia and Alabama except absent in southwestern Indiana, western 2/3 of Kentucky, and most of western Tennessee, USA. Introduced in Ottawa River system in Ontario; also present and possibly introduced in upper Santee River in North Carolina, Savannah River in South Carolina and Georgia, and Coosa River in Georgia.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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