Rosyface Chub
(Hybopsis rubrifrons)
Image source: Joshua Rains | inaturalist.org
General data
The rosyface chub (Hybopsis rubrifrons) is a species of freshwater fish in the carp family (Cyprinidae), found in the United States.
The fish is somewhat elongate and has a long snout. Its eyes are upward-looking and a barbel can be found in the corner of the mouth.
It can reach a total length of 8.4 cm (3.25 in).
The fish is similar to bigeye chub. It has smaller eyes, however. During the breeding season in spring, the front third of the body becomes more red, usually most pronounced on the snout.
They have 35 to 39 scales along the lateral line.
The range of the rosyface chub includes the Saluda, Savannah, Edisto, and Altamaha river drainages. It is mostly found above the fall line in these drainages. It may also have been introduced to the Chattahoochee River system.
Habitats of this species include pools or edges of riffles in small streams, and near banks in eddy currents in larger streams and small rivers, usually over sand or gravel bottoms. The rosyface chub avoids areas with heavy siltation. It spawns in moderately fast riffles over clean gravel.
