Erimystax insignis

Blotched chub
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Erimystax
Species: E. insignis
Binomial name
Erimystax insignis
(C. L. Hubbs & Crowe, 1956)

The common name of Erimystax insignis is the blotched chub. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee.[1]

Geographic distribution

Found in the Cumberland and Tennessee River drainages in Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama. [2]

References


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