TN00158    STURGEON CHUB    HYBOPSIS GELIDA 

Taxonomy

Species ID	TN00158
Name	CHUB, STURGEON
Other Common Names
Category	01 Fish
Elcode
Phylum	CHORDATA
Subphylum
Class	OSTEICHTHYES
Subclass
Suborder
Order	CYPRINIFORMES
Family	CYPRINIDAE
Genus	HYBOPSIS
Species	GELIDA
Subspecies
Authority	GIRARD 1857
Scientific Name	HYBOPSIS GELIDA

References

TN5072

County Name	Historical Occurrence	Resident Occurrence	General Occurrence	Seasonal Occurrence	Abundance
Dyer	3	3	3
Lake	3	3	3
Lauderdale	3	3	3
Shelby	3	3	3
Tipton	3	3	3

Absent Within Counties	Unknown Within Counties

Hydrologic Unit Code References TN5057

Quadrangle	Quadrangle Name

Quadrangle Distribution References

Ecoregion	Ecoregion Name

Ecoregion Distribution References

River Reach	River Reach Name

River Reach References

Distribution General Comments HAS NOT BEEN COLLECTED WITHIN CATALOGING UNIT IN TENNESSEE, BUT HAS BEEN COLLECTED IN BORDERING STATES *TN5057*.

General Distribution References

Habitat(s): AQUATIC

Comments on General Habitat

General Habitat References

Forest Size Class Association

Forest Size Class Association References

Society of American Forester's Type Associations	Seral Stage	Canopy Closure

References on SAF Type Association

Land Use/Land Cover Associations

Streams and Canals

Land Use/Land Cover Association References

TN5057

National Wetlands Inventory Associations	Class	Modifier	Special Modifier
Riverine, lower perennial	Unconsolidated bottom, cobble/gravel	Nontidal, permanent	fresh
Riverine, lower perennial	Unconsolidated bottom, sand	Nontidal, permanent	fresh

NWI Association References

TN5057, TN5071

Animal/Plant Associations

Animal/Plant Association References

Habitat Evaluation Procedures Comments on HEP

HEP References

Potential Natural Vegetation Associations

PNV References

USFS Associations

USFS References

Tennessee Habitat Associations	Habitat Value	Translation

References on TENHAB Association

Habitat Relationships	Special Habitat Relationships

References on Habitat Relationships

Food Habits

Trophic	References
OMNIVORE	TN5057

Comments on General Food Habits

FOOD HABITS NOT KNOWN THOUGHT TO FEED ON BENTHIC ORGANISMS *TN5057*

References/Lifestage	Reference Numbers

Environmental Associations

Lifestage	Environmental Association
General	Turbidity: Murky water [High turbidity]
General	Bottom Type [Aquatic]: Gravel
General	Bottom Type [Aquatic]: Sand
General	Flow: Rivers [greater than 5000 cfs mean annual low]
General	Gradient: Low

References/Lifestage	Reference Numbers
General	TN5057, TN5071

Life History

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: SLENDER CHUB ATTAINING LENGTHS OF 3 INCHES, BARBELS PRESENT AT CORNER OF MOUTH, KEELED SCALES IN THE DORSOLATERAL AREA, DORSAL FIN NOT FALCATE, LATERAL LINE SCALES 39-45, ANAL RAYS 8, REPRODUCTION: PROBABLY SPAWNS FROM MAY TO AUGUST OTHER: LIFE HISTORY NOT WELL KNOWN, MAJOR PROBLEM IN COLLECTING ADAPTED FOR LARGE RIVER, HIGHLY TURBID HABITAT

References for Life History Codes

4205, TN5002, TN5057, TN5071, TN5072

Comments on Life History Codes

Management Practices

Result	Management Action
Beneficial	Public education - publicity
Adverse	Installing protective nets

References/Result	Reference Numbers
Adverse	TN5071
Beneficial	TN5002
Existing	TN5057

References

4205* Jenkins, R.E. 1984. Fishes of Virginia (tentative)..

TN5002* Eagar, D. and R.H. Hatcher, editors. 1980. Tennessee's 
rare wildlife Volume I: the vertebrates. Tennessee Wildlife 
Resources Agency, Nashville, TN.

TN5057* Etnier, D.A. unpublished. Fishes of Tennessee. 
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN.

TN5071* Pflieger, W.L., 1975. The fishes of Missouri. Missiour 
Dept. of Conserv., Jefferson City, MO. 343p.

TN5072* Lee, D.S., C.R. Gilbert, C.H. Hocutt, R.E. Jenkins, D.A. 
McAllister, and J.R. Stauffer, Jr. (editors). 1980 et seq. Atlas 
of North American Freshwater Fishes. N.C. State Museum of 
Natural History, Raleigh, NC.