Erimystax insignis (Hubbs & Crowe, 1956)
Blotched chub
Erimystax insignis
photo by N. Burkhead & R. Jenkins, courtesy of VDGIF

Family:  Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Pogonichthyinae
Max. size:  10 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  North America: Cumberland and Tennessee River drainages in Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama, USA.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Inhabits rocky riffles and runs of clear small to medium rivers (Ref. 86798). Feeds on periphyton and aquatic insect larvae dominated by dipterans (midges and blackflies) and mayflies (Baetidae and Potamanthus) (Ref. 10294).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 07 October 2012 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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