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Nocomis biguttatus (Hornyhead chub; Horneyhead chub)

Synonyms: Ceratichthys cyclotis; Ceratichthys stigmaticus; Luxilus kentuckiensis (heterotypic); Nocomis nebracensis; Semotilus biguttatus
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Wikipedia Abstract

The hornyhead chub, Nocomis biguttatus, is a small species of minnow in the Cypriniformes Order (Cyprinidae family). It mainly inhabits small rivers and streams of the northern central USA, up into Canada. The adults inhabit faster, rocky pools of rivers.
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Attributes

Adult Length [1]  10 inches (26 cm)
Brood Dispersal [1]  In a nest
Brood Egg Substrate [1]  Lithophils (rock-gravel)
Brood Guarder [1]  Yes
Litter Size [1]  725
Maximum Longevity [1]  4 years
Diet [2]  Omnivore, Planktivore, Detritivore
Female Maturity [1]  2 years

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Consumers

Parasitized by 
Diplostomum spathaceum[3]
Plagioporus sinitsini[3]
Rhabdochona cascadilla[3]

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Frimpong, E.A., and P. L. Angermeier. 2009. FishTraits: a database of ecological and life-history traits of freshwater fishes of the United States. Fisheries 34:487-495.
♦ 2Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org
♦ 3Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0