Hybopsis winchelli
Hybopsis winchelli Girard, 1856
Clear chub


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Family:  Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Pogonichthyinae
Max. size:  8.4 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  North America: Gulf drainages in the USA from Ocklockonee River in Florida and Apalachicola River in Georgia and Florida to lower Mississippi River in Mississippi and Louisiana.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Adults inhabit sand and silt-bottomed pools, often near riffles, in creeks and small to medium rivers (Ref, 3814). Migratory behaviour is undetermined (Ref. 126106).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 February 2012 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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