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Lake chub

Lake chub

Lake chub (Couesius plumbeus) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae. This fish is found in Canada and parts of the United States. Of all the North American minnows it is the one with the northernmost distribution.

 

Main Photo Credit: 
"Lake chub (Couesius plumbeus), British Columbia, Canada" by Christian Louie, 2017. CC BY-NC 2.0.

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