Summary ⁵

The creek chubsucker (Erimyzon oblongus) is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee, and is a freshwater fish of the family Catostomidae or “sucker” family.

Biology ⁶

Inhabits sand and gravel-bottomed pools of clear headwaters, creeks and small rivers, often near vegetation. Occasionally found in lakes (Ref. 5723). Feeds on microcrustacea, aquatic insects and some algae (Ref. 10294).

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Noel Burkhead, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/51614465@N08/4751416743
2. (c) Richard L. Mayden, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.boldsystems.org/archive/image.php?id=bold.org/167432
3. Ellen Edmonson and Hugh Chrisp, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/07/Erimyzon_oblongus.jpg
4. (c) Richard L. Mayden, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.boldsystems.org/archive/image.php?id=bold.org/167430
5. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erimyzon_oblongus
6. (c) FishBase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/20981077

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• FishBase
• FishSource
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• Maryland Biodiversity Project
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• VertNet
• World Register of Marine Species

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