Ozark chub

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Ozark chub
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Vulnerable  (NatureServe) [2]
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Clade: Pogonichthyinae
Genus: Erimystax
Species:
E. harryi
Binomial name
Erimystax harryi
(C. L. Hubbs & Crowe, 1956)

The Ozark chub (Erimystax harryi) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in medium-gradient streams in the Ozarks in Missouri and Arkansas. [2] A petition for federal protection under the Endangered Species Act was rejected by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 2019 due to the species' continued presence in most of the waterways it is historically known from. [3] [4]

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References

  1. NatureServe (2013). "Erimystax harryi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013: e.T202094A15364009. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202094A15364009.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 NatureServe (2 June 2023). "Erimystax harryi". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  3. "Species Profile for Ozark chub (Erimystax harryi)". Environmental Conservation Online System. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  4. 84 FR 69707