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Species Information

Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Craniata
    Class: Actinopterygii
      Order: Cypriniformes
        Family: Leuciscidae
          Genus: Macrhybopsis
            Species: tetranema

Arkansas River Speckled Chub - Macrhybopsis tetranema

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Species Extent (New Mexico)

General Description

Peppered Chub (Macrhybopsis tetranema) is a small (4.5-6.5 cm) minnow that is currently found in Kansas and in the Canadian River between the Ute and Meredith reservoirs of New Mexico and Texas. They are found in the riffles of large, permanently flowing, sandy streams. The high flow that follows summer storms is important for successful spawning.

Status

Global Rank: G1

State Rank: S1

State Status: T

Federal Status: Listed Endangered [LE]

USFS Status:

BLM Status: BLM SENSITIVE

SWAP Status: SGCN

NMRP Strategy Status:

Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database

Number of Subpopulations: 6

Number of Mapped Locations: 25

Number of Observations: 24

Observation date range: 02-09-1987 to 11-02-2022

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