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Creek Chub

Semotilus atromaculatus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in New York.January 383, February 379, March 512, April 895, May 1,538, June 752, July 567, August 516, September 600, October 554, November 378, December 350.
United States54,610
Canada13,410
New York7,425
Michigan3,044
Alabama3,010
Ontario2,534
North Carolina2,509
Virginia2,463
Illinois1,641
Wisconsin1,430

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Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderMinnows, Suckers, Carps, and Loaches · Cypriniformes
FamilyTrue Minnows · Leuciscidae
GenusCreek Chubs · Semotilus

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