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TABS Species Account TN00162

TN00162 SICKLEFIN CHUB HYBOPSIS MEEKI

Tennessee Animal Biogeographic System TABS

version 12/2002


Taxonomy
Status
Distribution
Habitat Associations
Food Habits
Environmental Associations
Life History
Management Practices
References

Life History

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: MAXIMUM TL 4 INCHES, SMALL EYES, MOUTH SMALL AND HORIZONTAL WITH BARBELS AT CORNER, BREAST WITHOUT SCALES, LATERAL LINE SCALES 45, ANAL RAYS 8 OTHER: VERY LITTLE IS KNOWN ABOUT SPECIES, MOST LIKELY A SPRING SPAWNER SINCE YOUNG WERE COLLECTED DURING JULY IN MISSOURI, IS PRESUMABLY A BENTHIC TASTE FEEDER DUE TO SENSORY MORPHOLOGY, HIGHLY SPECIALIZED FOR TURBID WATER.

References for Life History Codes

835, 836, 3337, 3336, 1543, 3338, 1200, 1230, 1196, 3339, 1302, 4205, TN5072, TN5057, TN5002

Comments on Life History Codes


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