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Scientific Name
Nocomis biguttatus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Nocomis biguttatus (Kirtland, 1840)
Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (SLBE)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Hornyhead chub
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Actinopterygii |
| Class | Teleostei |
| Superorder | Ostariophysi |
| Order | Cypriniformes |
| Superfamily | Cyprinoidea |
| Family | Leuciscidae |
| Subfamily | Pogonichthyinae |
| Genus | Nocomis |
| Species | Nocomis biguttatus |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Preferred habitat is clear, slow-moving, gravelly streams. Considered a bait fish.; Data Source: Fessell et al. 2007; Scott and Crossman 1973
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
"Few" in 1967-1972 in Platte River.; Data Source: Taube 1974
Seasonality Tags
- Breeder
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
D M Loope
Created Date
11/5/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Leah Kainulainen
Last Modified Date
3/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Recorded in Lower Platte River, Platte River, Platte Lake, mouth of Otter Creek, Fisher Lake, Crystal River, Shalda Creek, and Loon Lake., Park Species Data Source: Kelly, T. M. and B. Price. 1979. Fishes of the Sleeping Bear Dunes Nat'l Lakeshore. Final report to the agency. 30 pp + app. Scott, W. B. and E. J. Crossman. 1979. Freshwater Fishes of Canada. Bull. #184. Fish. Res. Board of Canada. Ottawa, Canada. Fessell, B., J. Elias and J. Glase. 2007. Inventory and evaluation of inland fisheries at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.
Taube, C. M. 1974. A Descriptive and Historical Account of the Platte River, Its Surrounding Area, And Its Salmonid Fishes. Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Lansing, MI.
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