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Common Names
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Common Names in Chinese:
斯托大鮈鱥
Common Names in Czech:
Trpytivka Str, Trpytivka stríbritá
Common Names in English:
Silver chub
Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:
斯托大鮈鱥
Description
Physical Description
Species Macrhybopsis storeriana
Body: Mouth
and Snout: Mouth subterminal without any teeth. Small,
inconspicuous barbels
at the corners of the mouth. Thin fleshy
lips
,
no frenum
connection upper lip to snout. Body Pattern
: Sides silvery
without any obvious markings; white belly. Fins
clear, although tail
lightly pigmented
except for ventral 3-4 rays, making the lower edge
of the tail appear lighter. Body Shape
: Fusiform
, almost round
in
cross-section, with ventral area slightly dorso-ventrally flattened.
Typical adult
size is 100-150 mm TL
(4-6 in), with a maximum of about
225 mm (9 in).
Fins: Forked
tail. Single dorsal fin with 8 rays and no spines. Pelvic
fins abdominal. No adipose fin
. Anal fin with 7-8 rays and no spines.
Distinguishing characteristics: Solid silver body without markings.
Subterminal mouth
with inconspicuous barbels at the corners of the
mouth. 8 dorsal rays. 37-47 cycloid lateral line scales
. About 28
scale rows
around body. See also similar species information.
Breeding adults: Males have small tubercles
on pectoral fins.
Juveniles
: Similar to adults.
Habitat
Inhabits sand-bottomed, silt-, and sometimes gravel-bottomed pools and backwaters of small to large rivers . Also occurs in lakes .
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Class:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
()
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
()
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
()
- Order:
Cypriniformes
()
- Family:
Cyprinidae
()
- Genus:
Macrhybopsis
()
- Cockerell & Allison, 1909
- Specific name:
storeriana
- Scientific name: - Macrhybopsis storeriana (Kirtland, 1845)
- Specific name:
storeriana
- Genus:
Macrhybopsis
(
- Family:
Cyprinidae
(
- Order:
Cypriniformes
(
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
(
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
(
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
(
- Class:
Osteichthyes
(
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Hybopsis storeriana (Kirtland • Leuciscus storerianus • Leuciscus storerianus Kirtland • Leuciscus storerianus Kirtland, 1844 • Macrhybopsis storeriana (Kirtland, 1845)
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Comment: Year from Eschmeyer[1].
Last scrutiny: Data
last modified by FishBase 14-May-1994
Similar Species
Fish Name Mouth Barbels Body Pattern Lateral Line Scales Circumferential Scales Dorsal Rays Similarity Index Comment Western Blacknose Dace Subterminal mouth; thick fleshy lips; frenum present Inconspicuous Mottled and/or lateral stripe 60-75 ~ 52 8 Moderately similar Central Stoneroller Subterminal mouth; ridge on lower jaw; no frenum None Mottled and/or lateral stripe 47-58 38-50 8 Moderately similar Gravel Chub Subterminal mouth; thin fleshy lips; no frenum Inconspicuous X, W, & Y markings 38-43 ~ 32 8 Moderately similar Largescale Stoneroller Subterminal mouth; ridge on lower jaw; no frenum None Mottled and/or lateral stripe 41-48 29-38 8 Moderately similar Longnose Dace Inferior mouth; thick fleshy lips; frenum present Inconspicuous Mottled and/or lateral strip 61-75 ~ 54 8 Moderately similar Silver Chub Subterminal mouth; thin fleshy lips; no frenum Inconspicuous Solid silver 37-47 ~ 28 8 N/A Shoal Chub Inferior mouth; thin fleshy lips; no frenum Short but conspicuous Pepper-like spots 36-40 ~ 28 8 Moderately similar Suckermouth Minnow Inferior mouth; thick fleshy lips; no frenum None Lateral stripe (may be faint) 43-51 ~ 34 8 Moderately similar White Sucker Inferior mouth; thick fleshy lips; no frenum None Solid, spotted, or mottled 39-115 ~32-~90 9-15 Moderately similar All suckers at the juvenile stage (Catostomidae: Catostomus, Hypentelium, Minytrema, Moxostoma) are moderately similar and all criteria as described for the white sucker apply.
Members of the genus Macrhybopsis
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 8 species and subspecies in this genus:
M. aestivalis (Prairie Chub) · M. australis (Prairie Chub) · M. gelida (Sturgeon Chub) · M. hyostoma (Central Chub) · M. marconis (Burrhead Chub) · M. meeki (Sicklefin Chub) · M. storeriana (Silver Chub) · M. tetranema (Arkansas Chub)
More Info
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Further Reading
- Fishes in Kansas / Frank B. Cross, Joseph T. Collins; foreword by John E. Hayes, Jr. Lawrence, Kan.: University of Kansas Natural History Museum: c1995. url plate 10, figs. 19-20, page 262, fig. 21, page 263, p. 78, p. xiv.
- Illinois River Bluffs area assessment / Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Office of Scientific Research and Analysis, [and the] State Geological Survey Division. Springfield, Ill.: Illinois Dept. of Natural Resources, 1998- url p. 114, p. 117.
- Occasional papers of the Natural History Museum, the University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. 1995 Lawrence, Kan.: The University, 1994-1996. url p. 7.
- Phylogenetic studies of North American minnows: with emphasis on the genus Cyprinella (Teleostei, Cypriniformes) / by Richard L. Mayden. 1989 Lawrence: University of Kansas, 1989. url figs. 6-7, page 13, fig. 8, page 14, fig. 9, page 15, fig. 11, page 18, fig. 24, page 29.
- Rock River area assessment / Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Office of Scientific Research and Analysis, Natural History Survey Division, in conjunction with State Geological Survey Division. Springfield, IL: Illinois Dept. of Natural Resources, 1996- url p. 101.
- The fishes of Champaign County, Illinois: during a century of alterations of a prairie ecosystem / Champaign, IL: Illinois Natural History Survey, 1996. url p. 64.
- Tulane studies in zoology and botany. 29 1994 New Orleans: Tulane University, [1968- url p. 132.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
- FishBase. Release date: January 5, 2010
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 01, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 6 providers.
- Kullander, Sven O. (from FishBase).
- Lyons, John. WiscFish.org University of Wisconsin, Center for Limnology, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, University of Wisconsin Sea Grant. Provided photos, physical description, and table comparing similar species.
- NatureServe. 2003. Downloadable animal data sets. NatureServe Central Databases. Accessed February 6, 2005.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
- Species At Risk Act Public Registry, Government of Canada
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 01, 2008:
- Canadian Museum of Nature: Canadian Museum of Nature Fish Collection
- FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Canadian Museum of Nature - Fish Collection (OBIS Canada)
- Royal Ontario Museum: Fish specimens
- University of Alberta: University of Alberta Ichthology Collection
- University of Kansas Biodiversity Research Center: Fish Collection
- University of Minnesota Bell Museum of Natural History: Fish specimens
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 131376
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-24065
- Fishbase Species ID: 2792
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 163870
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 14645
Footnotes
- Roberts, C. 1996. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008. [back]
