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Common names: Flathead chub
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Missouri-Mississippi River basin from Montana to Louisiana; Arkansas River drainage in Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Texas and New Mexico; and Upper Rio Grande (including Pecos) drainage in New Mexico (Ref. 86798). Common around norhern part of its range; restricted to Mississippi River proper in Missouri, Illinois, and south (Ref. 86798). Preferred bait fish for blue catfish in Iowa (Ref. 1998). Also Ref. 5723, 10294.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 2011
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Common names from other countries

Méné à tête plate, Rozkolník plochohlavý, 扁头鮈鱥, ... more

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Leuciscidae (Minnows) > Pogonichthyinae
Etymology: Platygobio: Greek, platys = flat + Latin, gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335); gracilis: gracilis - slender (Ref. 1998).
More on author: Richardson.

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Freshwater; demersal. Temperate; 70°N - 30°N

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North America: Mackenzie, Saskatchewan, and Lake Winnipeg drainages in Canada; Missouri-Mississippi River basin from southern Alberta in Canada and Montana to Louisiana, USA; Arkansas River drainage in USA; and upper Rio Grande (including Pecos) drainage in New Mexico, USA. Two subspecies usually recognized: Platygobio gracilis gracilis in northern and eastern parts of range, and Platygobio gracilis gulonella in southern and western parts of range.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 32.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 86798); common length : 14.3 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12193)

Inhabits sandy runs of small to large turbid rivers (Ref. 86798). Feeds mainly on terrestrial and aquatic insects, occasionally on small fishes. Spawning probably occurs from June to August (Ref. 1998).

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Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 2011. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 663p. (Ref. 86798)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 01 March 2012

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00501 (0.00232 - 0.01084), b=3.13 (2.94 - 3.32), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 4.2 ±0.4 se; based on diet studies.

Resilience (Ref. 120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Fec=4,974).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (22 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Platygobio gracilis (Richardson, 1836)