Burrhead chub
| Burrhead chub | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Leuciscidae |
| Genus: | Macrhybopsis |
| Species: | M. marconis
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| Binomial name | |
| Macrhybopsis marconis | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
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The burrhead chub (Macrhybopsis marconis) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows.[3] It is endemic to the Colorado, Guadalupe, and San Antonio river drainages in Texas.[2] Its preferred habitat is sand and gravel runs of small to large rivers.[4]
Etymology
The generic name Macrhybopsis refers to macro from the Greek makrós (μaκρóς), long or large, and Hybopsis. The specific name relates to the San Marcos River, part of the Guadalupe system, which is the type locality.[5] The common name is an allusion to the diagnostic nuptial tubercles on the heads of breeding males.[6]
References
- ^ NatureServe (2013). "Macrhybopsis marconis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202152A18231579. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202152A18231579.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Macrhybopsis marconis". NatureServe Explorer. 7.1. The Nature Conservancy. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Macrhybopsis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Macrhybopsis marconis". FishBase. November 2017 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (21 September 2023). "Family Leuciscidae Subfamily Pogonichthyinae (American Minnows and Shiners)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "burrhead chub Machrybopsis marconis[sic]". Fishes of Texas.