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Cyprinidae
flathead chub
Platygobio gracilis
Fish Reaching Thirty Two Centimeters in Mexican Waters
- Temperate
- Upper river
- Northern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- North America
- Elongated
- Medium
- Temperate fish
Temperate
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Elongated
Mediumflathead chub is a freshwater fish found around North America. It inhabits freshwater habitats. The largest recorded length is 32 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Platygobio
- Maximum length
- 32 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- North America: Mackenzie, Saskatchewan, and Lake Winnipeg drainages in Canada; Missouri-Mississippi River basin from southern Alberta in Canada and Montana to Louisiana, USA; Arkansas River drainage in USA; and upper Rio Grande (including Pecos) drainage in New Mexico, USA. Two subspecies usually recognized: Platygobio gracilis gracilis in northern and eastern parts of range, and Platygobio gracilis gulonella in southern and western parts of range.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
