Semotilus thoreauianus
Jordan 1877
Family Leuciscidae
The Dixie chub is a member of the minnow, shiner and chub family, and has a large black spot at the front of the dorsal fin base and another at the caudal fin base. It has a large terminal mouth, and a small flaplike barbel sits in a groove above – not in – the mouth’s corner. The lateral think is complete with between 45 and 52 pored scales. The Dixie chub can be found in sandy and gravelly pools of headwaters, creeks and small rivers.
Status & distribution
- Status — Native freshwater
- Florida Distribution — Western and North Central drainages
- River Drainages — Perdido River, Escambia River, Blackwater River, Yellow River, Choctawhatchee River, Econfina Creek, Apalachicola River and the Ochlockonee River