Redeye chub

Redeye chub (Pteronotropis harperi) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. This species is native to freshwaters of southeastern North America.^[3]

Redeye chub
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Leuciscidae
Subfamily:	Pogonichthyinae
Genus:	Pteronotropis
Species:	P. harperi
Binomial name
Pteronotropis harperi (Fowler, 1941)
Synonyms[2]
Notropis harperi Fowler, 1941 Hybopsis harperi (Fowler, 1941) Notropis norrisi Fowler, 1945 Hybopsis harperi subterranea C. L. Hubbs & Crowe, 1956

Unlike other members of Notropis, they have a pair of barbels on the corners of their mouths.^[4]

Etymology

The specific name is in honor of Dr. Francis Harper, who in 1939-40 collected the type specimens during field investigations along the routes of John and William Bartram.^[5]