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Couesius plumbeus (Agassiz, 1850)

Lake chub
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Common names: Bottlefish, Chub minnow, Creek chub
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991
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Uses: bait: yes;
Comments: Occurs throughout most of Canada (Ref. 86798). Ranges from the Yukon Territory and British Columbia to Newfoundland and Nova Scotia. Rarely or locally utilized as bait (Ref. 52559). Also Ref. 5723, 86798, 119194.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ca.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.ncr.dfo.ca/home_e.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Coker, G.A., C.B. Portt and C.K. Minns, 2001
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Bottlefish, Méné de lac, Méné de lac, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Leuciscidae (Minnows) > Plagopterinae
Etymology: Couesius: From the American ornithologist Eliot Coues of the US Army Medical Coprs (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Agassiz.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal; pH range: 6.5 - 7.8; non-migratory.   Temperate; 4°C - 25°C (Ref. 12468); 66°N - 40°N

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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