Creek Chub
Semotilus atromaculatus
Summary 2
Semotilus atromaculatus, known as the creek chub or the common creek chub, is a small minnow, a freshwater fish found in the eastern US and Canada. Differing in size and color depending on origin of development, the creek chub can usually be defined by a dark brown body with a white lateral line spanning horizontally across the body. It lives primarily within streams and river. The genus name Semotilus derives from the Greek word sema (also...
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