Ozark chub (Erimystax harryi)

Image source: Eric C. Maxwell | inaturalist.org
General data
- Main name: Ozark chub
- Climates: Temperate
- Habitat: Freshwater
- Native: North America
- Distribution: Mississippi River
Classification
- Genus: Erimystax - Slender chubs
- Family: Leuciscidae - Chub family
- Order: Cypriniformes - Carps
- Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
- Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
Description
The Ozark chub (Erimystax harryi) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in medium-gradient streams, primarily within the St. Francis and White River drainages in Missouri and Arkansas. A petition for federal protection under the Endangered Species Act was rejected by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 2019 due to the species\' continued presence in most of the waterways it is historically known from.