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Bluehead chub

Nocomis leptocephalus (Girard, 1856)

Status not recordedbony fish

The bluehead chub (Nocomis leptocephalus) is a species in the family Cyprinidae, order Cypriniformes.

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Quick facts about the bluehead chub

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the bluehead chub live?

Not recorded

Is the bluehead chub endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the bluehead chub classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCyprinidae
  6. genusNocomis
  7. SpeciesNocomis leptocephalus (Girard, 1856)

Synonyms Ceratichthys leptocephalus, Nocomis bellicus, Notropis henryi

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • nokomis modrohlavýCzech
  • Blaukopf-SaugdöbelGerman
  • Синеголовый голавльRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the bluehead chub

Other species in the same genus Nocomis.

River chub

Nocomis micropogon

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

Horned chub

Nocomis biguttatus

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

Bull chub

Nocomis raneyi

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the bluehead chub?

The bluehead chub (Nocomis leptocephalus) belongs to the family Cyprinidae in the order Cypriniformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Bluehead chub (Nocomis leptocephalus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/bluehead-chub

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{bluehead_chub_2026,
  title = {Bluehead chub (Nocomis leptocephalus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bluehead-chub},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}