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Redtail chub

Nocomis effusus Lachner & Jenkins, 1967

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the redtail 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 redtail chub live?

Not recorded

Is the redtail 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 redtail chub classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCyprinidae
  6. genusNocomis
  7. SpeciesNocomis effusus Lachner & Jenkins, 1967
Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • nokomis červenoocasýCzech

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the redtail 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 redtail chub?

The redtail chub (Nocomis effusus) 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). Redtail chub (Nocomis effusus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/redtail-chub

MLA

“Redtail chub (Nocomis effusus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/redtail-chub.

BibTeX
@misc{redtail_chub_2026,
  title = {Redtail chub (Nocomis effusus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/redtail-chub},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}