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Redspot chub

Nocomis asper Lachner & Jenkins, 1971

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the redspot 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 redspot chub live?

Not recorded

Is the redspot 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 redspot chub classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCyprinidae
  6. genusNocomis
  7. SpeciesNocomis asper Lachner & Jenkins, 1971
Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • nokomis drsnýCzech

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the redspot 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 redspot chub?

The redspot chub (Nocomis asper) belongs to the family Cyprinidae in the order Cypriniformes.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Redspot chub (Nocomis asper). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/redspot-chub

MLA

“Redspot chub (Nocomis asper).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/redspot-chub.

BibTeX
@misc{redspot_chub_2026,
  title = {Redspot chub (Nocomis asper)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/redspot-chub},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}