Redspot chub
(Nocomis asper)

Image source: Caleb Wardlaw | inaturalist.org
Classification
Species:
Nocomis asper
Family: Leuciscidae - Chub family
Order: Cypriniformes - Carps
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
General data
Scientific names:
Redspot chub
Habitat:
Freshwater
Climate:
Temperate
Native:
North America
Distribution:
Mississippi River
The redspot chub (Nocomis asper) is a species of freshwater fish found primarily in the Ozark uplands of the Arkansas River drainage in northwestern Arkansas, southwestern Missouri, southeastern Kansas, and northeastern Oklahoma.
It can grow to 22 cm (8.7 in) total length.