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Redspot chub

The redspot chub is a species of freshwater fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. This species is 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 22 cm (8.7 in) total length.

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Redspot chub
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae
Genus: Nocomis
Species:
N. asper
Binomial name
Nocomis asper
Lachner & R. E. Jenkins, 1971

The redspot chub (Nocomis asper) is a species of freshwater fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows.2 This species is found primarily in the Ozark uplands of the Arkansas River drainage in northwestern Arkansas, southwestern Missouri, southeastern Kansas, and northeastern Oklahoma.13 It can grow to 22 cm (8.7 in) total length.3

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  1. NatureServe (2013). "Nocomis asper". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013 e.T202272A18230447. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202272A18230447.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Nocomis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Nocomis asper". FishBase. October 2016 version.