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Nocomis
''Nocomis'' is a genus of cyprinid fish native to North America. There are currently seven described species in this genus. Species * '' Nocomis asper'' Lachner & R. E. Jenkins, 1971 (Redspot chub) * '' Nocomis biguttatus'' ( Kirtland, 1840) (Hornyhead chub) * '' Nocomis effusus'' Lachner & R. E. Jenkins, 1967 (Redtail chub) * ''Nocomis leptocephalus'' ( Girard, 1856) (Bluehead chub) * '' Nocomis micropogon'' (Cope The cope (known in Latin as ''pluviale'' 'rain coat' or ''cappa'' 'cape') is a liturgical vestment, more precisely a long mantle or cloak, open in front and fastened at the breast with a band or clasp. It may be of any liturgical colour. A c ..., 1865) (River chub) * '' Nocomis platyrhynchus'' Lachner & R. E. Jenkins, 1971 (Bigmouth chub) * '' Nocomis raneyi'' Lachner & R. E. Jenkins, 1971 (Bull chub) References * Fish of North America {{Leuciscinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nocomis Leptocephalus
The bluehead chub (''Nocomis leptocephalus'') is a cyprinid native to North America. Its name is due to its appearance, as breeding males have a blue head. Adult bluehead chubs are, on average, between 70 and 160 mm in length. They have a robust body with uniformly large scales. The scales are present on the belly and breast. They have a pored body, a weakly falcate pectoral fin, and pharyngeal teeth. They have a large mouth, small eyes, and a terminal barbel. Other characteristics include a darkened lateral band, spot on the caudal fin, and red coloration of the fins and iris of the eyes. They have 40 lateral line scales and 8 anal rays. The bluehead chub is a freshwater fish, and lives in pools, rivers, and streams. They feed on insects and plants. Habitat Bluehead chubs inhabit freshwater pools, creeks, and small to medium rivers with sandy or rocky bottoms. They live in warm to cool waters that have swift currents and are usually turbid. Reproduction and life cycle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nocomis Effusus
The redtail chub (''Nocomis effusus'') is a freshwater fish found in the U.S. states of Tennessee and Kentucky. Geographic distribution The redtail chub is found in north central Tennessee as well as south central Kentucky. Specifically, it is found in the central and western portions of the Ohio River basin, including in the upper Green, upper Barren, Cumberland, Duck, and lower Tennessee rivers.Froese, R. and A.K. Ortanez. 2012. "''Nocomis effusus''." FishBase. The impoundment of Lake Cumberland likely extirpated the species from the impounded area, as ''Nocomis'' has specific habitat requirements, including flowing water and medium gravel needed for successful reproduction. The redtail chub has not been found in the same waters as the river chub. This might be because of some interspecific interactions. However, the redtail chub prefers smaller streams than the river chub, so interspecific competition does not offer the entire explanation. It has been suggested that the two s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nocomis
''Nocomis'' is a genus of cyprinid fish native to North America. There are currently seven described species in this genus. Species * '' Nocomis asper'' Lachner & R. E. Jenkins, 1971 (Redspot chub) * '' Nocomis biguttatus'' ( Kirtland, 1840) (Hornyhead chub) * '' Nocomis effusus'' Lachner & R. E. Jenkins, 1967 (Redtail chub) * ''Nocomis leptocephalus'' ( Girard, 1856) (Bluehead chub) * '' Nocomis micropogon'' (Cope The cope (known in Latin as ''pluviale'' 'rain coat' or ''cappa'' 'cape') is a liturgical vestment, more precisely a long mantle or cloak, open in front and fastened at the breast with a band or clasp. It may be of any liturgical colour. A c ..., 1865) (River chub) * '' Nocomis platyrhynchus'' Lachner & R. E. Jenkins, 1971 (Bigmouth chub) * '' Nocomis raneyi'' Lachner & R. E. Jenkins, 1971 (Bull chub) References * Fish of North America {{Leuciscinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nocomis Biguttatus
The hornyhead chub (''Nocomis biguttatus'') is a small species of minnow in the family Cyprinidae of order Cypriniformes. It mainly inhabits small rivers and streams of the northern central USA, up into Canada. The adults inhabit faster, rocky pools of rivers. Range The hornyhead chub ranges from Wyoming, North Dakota, and South Dakota, east to the Hudson River drainage and south to Oklahoma. In South Dakota, the hornyhead chub is at the western edge of its range. Hornyhead chubs have been found in several water bodies in the Minnesota River Basin including the north and south forks of the Yellowbank River, Monigan Creek, Cobb Creek, Whetstone Creek, the North Fork of Whetstone Creek and Gary Creek in Roberts, Grant and Deuel Counties, as well as in Big Stone Lake in Grant County. In 1952, hornyhead chubs were documented to occur in the Big Sioux River drainage, but the exact location is unknown. The hornyhead chub has not been documented in the Big Sioux River drainage since the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nocomis Micropogon
The river chub (''Nocomis micropogon'') is a minnow in the family Cyprinidae. It is one of the most common fishes in North American streams. Appearance and anatomy The river chub is a robust minnow, dark olivaceous above to dusky yellow below, with orange-red fins, large scales, a large slightly subterminal mouth, and a small barbel (whisker-like organ) at the corners of the jaw. During the breeding season, sexually mature males develop pinkish-purple coloration, and swollen heads with tubercles between the eyes and snout tip (they are sometimes called hornyheads).Etnier, David A and Wayne C Starnes. ''The Fishes of Tennessee'', (Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1993), pp. 196-199. The river chub grows to a maximum of about , with males larger than females. Common length is about . Distribution The river chub is among the most common fishes in North American streams.Johnston, CE. 1999. The relationship of spawning mode to conservation of North American minnows (Cy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nocomis Raneyi
The bull chub (''Nocomis raneyi'') is a species of freshwater fish found in the Atlantic drainages of the eastern United States between the James River in Virginia and the Neuse River in North Carolina, predominantly above the Fall Line. It can grow to total length Fish measurement is the measuring of individual fish and various parts of their anatomies. These data are used in many areas of ichthyology, including taxonomy and fisheries biology. Overall length * Standard length (SL) is the length of a fish ..., although more commonly it is about . It is a chubby fish with pointed snout, small, subterminal mouth, gold or brown sides, pale or yellowish fins, and in spawning males, rose color on the belly. References Chubs (fish) Nocomis Freshwater fish of the United States Endemic fauna of the United States Taxa named by Ernest A. Lachner Taxa named by Robert E. Jenkins Fish described in 1971 {{Leuciscinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nocomis Platyrhynchus
The bigmouth chub (''Nocomis platyrhynchus'') is a species of fish native to West Virginia. Description The bigmouth chub has a body length that averages 15.2 centimeters and can reach up to 21.4 centimeters. The chub has an elongated body that is nearly circular in cross section. It has a triangular head and a pointy snout. The mouth of the chub is medium-sized and has a barbell on each side. The chub has eight dorsal fin rays, eight pelvic fin rays, seven anal fin rays, and fourteen to seventeen pectoral fin rays. The fish is covered with cycloid scales. The scales on the chub's dorsal section, or top of the fish, have brown pigment. The scales on the ventral section, or bottom of the fish, lack pigment and are white in appearance. Habitat It is generally found in pools and fast moving waterways in North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia. Many populations are located in the New River of West Virginia and its tributaries. The fish prefers clear rivers with warm temperatures. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nocomis Asper
The redspot chub (''Nocomis asper'') is a species of freshwater fish found primarily in the Ozark uplands of the Arkansas River drainage in northwestern Arkansas, southwestern Missouri, southeastern Kansas, and northeastern Oklahoma. It can grow to total length Fish measurement is the measuring of individual fish and various parts of their anatomies. These data are used in many areas of ichthyology, including taxonomy and fisheries biology. Overall length * Standard length (SL) is the length of a fish ... References Chubs (fish) Nocomis Freshwater fish of the United States Endemic fauna of the United States Taxa named by Ernest A. Lachner Taxa named by Robert E. Jenkins Fish described in 1971 {{Leuciscinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyprinid
Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the barbs and barbels. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family and the largest vertebrate animal family in general with about 3,000 species, of which only 1,270 remain extant, divided into about 370 genera. Cyprinids range from about 12 mm in size to the giant barb (''Catlocarpio siamensis''). By genus and species count, the family makes up more than two-thirds of the ostariophysian order Cypriniformes. The family name is derived from the Greek word ( 'carp'). Biology and ecology Cyprinids are stomachless fish with toothless jaws. Even so, food can be effectively chewed by the gill rakers of the specialized last gill bow. These pharyngeal teeth allow the fish to make chewing motions against a chewing plate formed by a bony process of the skull. The pharyngeal teeth are unique to each species and are used by scient ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Frédéric Girard
Charles Frédéric Girard (8 March 1822 – 29 January 1895) was a French biologist specializing in ichthyology and herpetology. Born in Mulhouse, France, he studied at the College of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, as a student of Louis Agassiz. In 1847, he accompanied Agassiz as his assistant to Harvard University. Three years later, Spencer Fullerton Baird called him to the Smithsonian Institution to work on its growing collection of North American reptiles, amphibians and fishes. He worked at the museum for the next ten years and published numerous papers, many in collaboration with Baird. In 1854, he was naturalized as a U.S. citizen. Besides his work at the Smithsonian, he managed to earn an M.D. from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. in 1856. In 1859 he returned to France and was awarded the Cuvier Prize by the Institute of France for his work on the North American reptiles and fishes two years later. When the American Civil War broke out, he joined the Confederate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spencer Fullarton Baird
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North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Caribbean Sea, and to the west and south by the Pacific Ocean. Because it is on the North American Plate, North American Tectonic Plate, Greenland is included as a part of North America geographically. North America covers an area of about , about 16.5% of Earth's land area and about 4.8% of its total surface. North America is the third-largest continent by area, following Asia and Africa, and the list of continents and continental subregions by population, fourth by population after Asia, Africa, and Europe. In 2013, its population was estimated at nearly 579 million people in List of sovereign states and dependent territories in North America, 23 independent states, or about 7.5% of the world's population. In Americas (terminology)#Human ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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