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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.

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

Aspecto

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.

ReinoAnimaliaFiloChordataClaseActinopterygiiOrdenCypriniformesFamiliaCyprinidaeGéneroSemotilus

Creek Chub

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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!

Habilidades especiales

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

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

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

Medidas y detalles

Longitud: 7-30 cm
Peso: 0.01-0.5 kg
Esperanza de vida: 5-7 años
Velocidad de nado: 10 km/h
Profundidad máxima: 3 m
Tipo de agua: Agua dulce

Dieta y alimentación

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

Alimentos principales

aquatic insects
insect larvae
small fish
crayfish
algae
detritus

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

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.

Rasgos

Social

Los animales sociales viven en grupos organizados, cooperando para obtener beneficios de supervivencia como la búsqueda de alimento, la defensa y la cría de descendencia.