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River Chub-Kokosing River Drainage, Ohio This is an example of a nuptial male Geotagged,Nocomis micropogon,River chub,Spring,United States Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

River Chub-Kokosing River Drainage, Ohio

This is an example of a nuptial male

    comments (2)

  1. The head is so awesome! Thanks for sharing. Posted 2 years ago
  2. Aww, what a handsome boy! I just read that males are called 'hornyheads' during breeding season, lol. Also, that the males build stone nests by carrying the stones in their mouths! So cool! Posted 2 years ago

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The river chub is a minnow in the family Cyprinidae. It is one of the most common fishes in North American streams.

Similar species: Carps, Minnows And Loaches
Species identified by Zach Alley
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By Zach Alley

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Uploaded Jan 27, 2023. Captured May 19, 2022 02:37 in 9GGM+59 Mount Vernon, OH, USA.
  • Canon EOS REBEL T5
  • f/18.0
  • 1/256s
  • ISO100
  • 60mm