Sandhills chub
| Sandhills chub | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Semotilus |
| Species: | S. lumbee |
| Binomial name | |
| Semotilus lumbee Snelson & Suttkus, 1978 | |
The Sandhills chub (Semotilus lumbee) is a North American species of freshwater fish in the Cyprinidae family. It is found only in the states of North Carolina and South Carolina, in the Carolina Sandhills area. The range encompasses parts of the Pee Dee, Yadkin and Cape Fear River drainages.
Sources
- Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. Semotilus lumbee. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Semotilus lumbee" in FishBase. April 2012 version.
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