Prairie chub

The prairie chub (Macrhybopsis australis) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows.^[2] It occurs in the upper Red River drainage in Oklahoma and Texas. Its preferred habitat is sand and gravel runs of creeks and small to large rivers.^[3]

Prairie chub
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Leuciscidae
Genus:	Macrhybopsis
Species:	M. australis
Binomial name
Macrhybopsis australis (C. L. Hubbs & Ortenburger, 1929)
Synonyms[2]
Extrarius australis C. L. Hubbs & Ortenburger, 1929