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Creek Chubs
Semotilus
Semotilus is the genus of creek chubs, ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family. The term "creek chub" is sometimes used for individual species, particularly the common creek chub, S. atromaculatus. The creek chub species of minnows can grow from 6 to 10 inches and resemble the grass carp. They can be found in the United States and Canada in any small stream or creek. They hide under small rocks for protection. They have a small black spot...
4 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 4 known species
Creek Chub
speciesSemotilus atromaculatus
Fallfish
speciesSemotilus corporalis
Dixie Chub
speciesSemotilus thoreauianus
Sandhills Chub
speciesSemotilus lumbee
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 58667.