Prairie chub
Species of fish
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The prairie chub (Macrhybopsis australis) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows.[2] It occurs in the upper Red River drainage in Oklahoma and Texas. Its preferred habitat is sand and gravel runs of creeks and small to large rivers.[3]
| Prairie chub | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Leuciscidae |
| Genus: | Macrhybopsis |
| Species: | M. australis |
| Binomial name | |
| Macrhybopsis australis (C. L. Hubbs & Ortenburger, 1929) | |
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