Silver chub (Macrhybopsis storeriana) fish species and information / pictures of Silver chub - Macrhybopsis storeriana

Silver chub (Macrhybopsis storeriana) fish species information

Scientific Name
Macrhybopsis storeriana

Common Name
Silver chub

Biology
Adults inhabit sand-bottomed, silt-, and sometimes gravel-bottomed pools and backwaters of small to large rivers, also occurs in lakes. Oviparous, open substratum spawners (Ref. 205, 10294, 52559).

Classification

Classified By

Kirtland, 1845

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Carps (Cypriniformes)

Family

Minnows or carps (Cyprinidae)

Distribution

Region

North America

Distribution

North America: Lake Erie drainage; Assiniboine River in Manitoba, Canada; Red River drainage in Manitoba south to Minnesota, USA; Mississippi River basin; Gulf Coast drainages from Mobile Bay basin in Alabama to Lake Pontchartrain drainages in Louisiana, USA; in Brazos River drainage in Texas, USA.

Range

51°N - 30°N

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Freshwater; demersal

Trophic Level

3.63 s.e. 0.54 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

False

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

True

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

23.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5039 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low to moderate vulnerability (30 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=2; tmax=4)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated