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 The Neuse River ( , Tuscarora: Neyuherú·kęʔkì·nęʔ) is a river rising in the Piedmont of North Carolina and emptying into Pamlico Sound below New Bern. Its total length is approximately , making it the longest river entirely contained in ...

in North Carolina, predominantly above the

Fall Line A fall line (or fall zone) is the area where an upland region and a coastal plain meet and is typically prominent where rivers cross it, with resulting rapids or waterfalls. The uplands are relatively hard crystalline basement rock, and the coa ...

. 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