The streamline chub (Erimystax dissimilis) is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee.

Streamline chub
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Clade: Pogonichthyinae
Genus: Erimystax
Species:
E. dissimilis
Binomial name
Erimystax dissimilis
(Kirtland, 1841)
Synonyms
  • Luxilus dissimilis Kirtland, 1840
  • Hybopsis dissimilis (Kirtland, 1840)
  • Hybopsis watauga Jordan & Evermann, 1889

Geographic distribution

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It is found in the Ohio River basin from western New York to northern Indiana and south to northern Alabama.

It can also be found in the St. Francis and White River drainages in Missouri and Arkansas.[2]

References

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  1. ^ NatureServe (2013). "Erimystax dissimilis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013. IUCN: e.T202093A15362406. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202093A15362406.en.
  2. ^ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Erimystax-dissimilis.html