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Creek Chub

semotilus atromaculatus

Creek chubs are fun, friendly fish that love to swim in cool, clear waters! They often gather in groups and can be spotted darting around in streams and rivers.

Lebensraum: Creek chubs live in freshwater streams, rivers, and ponds, often in areas with plenty of rocks and plants.

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The Creek Chub has a streamlined body, typically olive-brown on its back with silvery sides and a whitish belly. It features a distinctive dark spot at the base of its dorsal fin and a faint lateral band. Its large mouth is slightly angled upwards.

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Creek Chub
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Creek Chub

Kategorie

Fische

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Interessante Fakten

Creek Chubs are a popular baitfish and a food source for many larger fish and birds!

Male Creek Chubs grow temporary bumpy 'horns' called tubercles on their heads when breeding!

These fish can migrate upstream during floods to find new habitats and food sources!

They are sometimes called 'stream sweepers' because they help clean up algae and detritus!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Pebble Architect

Creek Chub males can build pebble nests by moving stones with their mouths to protect their eggs during spawning.

Fähigkeit

Hardy Survivor

Creek Chub has a robust physiology that helps them tolerate a wide range of water temperatures and conditions.

Fähigkeit

Camouflage Master

Creek Chub has mottled coloring that helps them blend seamlessly with the rocky or silty stream bottoms.

Maße und Details

Länge
7-30 cm
Gewicht
0.01-0.5 kg
Lebenserwartung
5-7 Jahre
Schwimmgeschwindigkeit
10 km/h
Maximale Tiefe
3 m
Wasserart
Süßwasser

Ernährung und Fütterung

These hungry fish eat almost anything they can find, from insects to tiny fish and even plants!

Hauptnahrung

  • aquatic insects
  • insect larvae
  • small fish
  • crayfish
  • algae
  • detritus

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Brown Trout

Salmo trutta

Larger Brown Trout prey on Creek Chubs.

eaten by

North American River Otter

Lontra canadensis

River otters hunt Creek Chubs in freshwater habitats.

eaten by

Belted Kingfisher

Megaceryle alcyon

Kingfishers dive to catch Creek Chubs from the water.

eats

Mayfly

Baetis tricaudatus

Creek Chubs consume aquatic larvae of mayflies.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Semotilus

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

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Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Creek Chub?

7-30 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Creek Chub?

0.01-0.5 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Creek Chub?

5-7 Jahre

Was frisst Creek Chub?

These hungry fish eat almost anything they can find, from insects to tiny fish and even plants!

Was ist der/die/das schwimmgeschwindigkeit von Creek Chub?

10 km/h

Wo findet man Creek Chub normalerweise?

Creek chubs live in freshwater streams, rivers, and ponds, often in areas with plenty of rocks and plants.

Wie jagt Creek Chub?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das maximale Tiefe von Creek Chub?

3 m

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