Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae Minnows
Subfamily: Plagopterinae
Genus: Couesius

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North America
Max. Length 23 cm TL
Couesius plumbeus (Agassiz, 1850)

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Couesius plumbeus
[Lake chub]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Couesius plumbeus Lake chub North America 23 TL 1850



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