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Family | Scientific Name | Author | Year | Common Name |
Leuciscidae | Nocomis platyrhynchus | Lachner & Jenkins | 1971 | Bigmouth Chub |
Nocomis platyrhynchus
Unique Characters: Large, stout body. Conical barbel at corner of large, slightly subterminal mouth. Long snout; small eye high on head. Usually 60-200 tubercles on head that extend from the snout to well behind the eyes; tubercles on snout and below nostril. Wide mouth. Breast usually well scaled. Breeding male has pink-blue head with a hump. Restricted to the New basin.
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Photo Credit: Luke Etchison NCWRC
River Chub
Nocomis micropogon
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River Chub Nocomis micropogon. Usually fewer than 60 tubercles on head and do not extend behind the eyes. Breeding male has pink-blue head with large hump.
Bull Chub
Nocomis raneyi
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Bull Chub Nocomis raneyi. Nearly identical to Bigmouth Chub but the Bull Chub also has a smaller mouth and is restricted to the Roanoke, Tar, and Neuse basins, whereas the Bigmouth Chub is endemic to the New basin.
Bluehead Chub
Nocomis leptocephalus
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Bluehead Chub Nocomis leptocephalus. Strongly whorled intestine and tubercles on the head behind the nostrils.
Creek Chub
Semotilus atromaculatus
![Semotilus atromaculatus](https://ncfishes.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Semotilus-atromaculatus-002-1024x576.png)
Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus. Has a small flap-like triangular barbel in the groove near the corner of the mouth and a well-defined black spot at the base of the dorsal fin. Dorsal fin origin is behind pelvic fin origin.
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