Bull chub
(Nocomis raneyi)
Classification
Species:
Nocomis raneyi
Family: Leuciscidae - Chub family
Order: Cypriniformes - Carps
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
General data
Scientific names:
Bull chub
Habitat:
Freshwater
Climate:
Temperate
Native:
North America
The bull chub (Nocomis raneyi) is a species of freshwater fish found in the Atlantic drainages of the eastern United States between the James River in Virginia and the Neuse River in North Carolina, predominantly above the Fall Line.
It can grow to 32 cm (13 in) total length, although more commonly it is about 18 cm (7.1 in).
It is a chubby fish with pointed snout, small, subterminal mouth, gold or brown sides, pale or yellowish fins, and in spawning males, rose color on the belly.