Streamline chub
Species of fish
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The streamline chub (Erimystax dissimilis) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows.[2]
| Streamline chub | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Leuciscidae |
| Subfamily: | Pogonichthyinae |
| Genus: | Erimystax |
| Species: | E. dissimilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Erimystax dissimilis (J. P. Kirtland, 1841) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
Geographic distribution
It is found in the Ohio River basin from western New York to northern Indiana and south to northern Alabama.
It can also be found in the St. Francis and White River drainages in Missouri and Arkansas.[3]
