Slender chub
Species of fish
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The slender chub (Erimystax cahni) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows.[4] It is found only in the United States, within the Clinch and Powell rivers.[5] It is likely extirpated from the Holston River, having last been observed there in 1941.[6] Due in part to a lack of targeted surveys, slender chub have not been definitively observed since the 1990s. The 2021 5-year review of this federally threatened species recommended environmental DNA sampling in future surveys with comparison to DNA extracted from preserved specimens.[6] Environmental DNA surveillance was conducted in 2022, and eDNA for the species was detected in both the Clinch and Powell rivers.[7]
| Slender chub | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Leuciscidae |
| Subfamily: | Pogonichthyinae |
| Genus: | Erimystax |
| Species: | E. cahni |
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| Erimystax cahni (C. L. Hubbs & Crowe, 1956) | |
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