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Semotilus lumbee Snelson & Suttkus, 1978

Sandhills chub
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Common names: Sandhills chub
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: scarce (very unlikely) | Ref: Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from the 'Carolina Sandhills' of south-central North Carolina and northeast South Carolina; encompassing portions of Cape Fear, Peedee, and Santee river drainages (Ref. 86798). Also Ref. 3881, 5723. Status of threat: vulnerable; status same as 1989. Criteria: 1 (http://fisc.er.usgs.gov/afs/) (Ref. 81264).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 2011
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Leuciscidae (Minnows) > Plagopterinae
Etymology: Semotilus: Greek, sema = banner (dorsal fin) + Greek, tilos = spotted; used by Rafinesque (Ref. 45335).

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

Freshwater; demersal.   Temperate; 36°N - 34°N

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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