Macrhybopsis australis (Hubbs & Ortenburger, 1929)
Prairie chub
Prairie chub
Macrhybopsis australis
photo by Shattuck, Z.R.

Family:  Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Pogonichthyinae
Max. size:  7 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  North America: Upper Red River drainage in U.S.A.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 24 April 2012 (B1ab(iii)) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Known from the upper Red River drainage in Oklahoma and Texas (Ref. 86798). Status of threat: vulnerable. Criteria: 1 (http://fisc.er.usgs.gov/afs/) (Ref. 81264).


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