Shoal chub
Species of fish
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The shoal chub (Macrhybopsis hyostoma) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows.[2] It occurs in Mississippi River drainages from eastern Ohio to southern Minnesota and Nebraska south to Louisiana. Its preferred habitat is sand and gravel runs (shoals) of small to large rivers.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Leuciscidae |
| Genus: | Macrhybopsis |
| Species: | M. hyostoma |
| Binomial name | |
| Macrhybopsis hyostoma (Gilbert, 1884) | |
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In their breeding condition, males develop horny nuptial tubercles on the pectoral fins, and both sexes produce a sandpaper-like texture which is present across the surface of the head and much of the body.[4]
