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Spotfin chub

Cyprinella monacha (Cope, 1868)

Status not recordedbony fish

The spotfin chub (Cyprinella monacha) is a species in the family Cyprinidae, order Cypriniformes.

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Quick facts about the spotfin 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 spotfin chub live?

Not recorded

Is the spotfin 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 spotfin chub classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCyprinidae
  6. genusCyprinella
  7. SpeciesCyprinella monacha (Cope, 1868)

Synonyms Ceratichthys monachus, Ceratichthys monacus, Erimonax monachus, Hybopsis monacha, Notropis monacha

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Turquoise shinerEnglish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the spotfin chub

Other species in the same genus Cyprinella.

Red shiner

Cyprinella lutrensis

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

Blue shiner

Cyprinella caerulea

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the spotfin chub?

The spotfin chub (Cyprinella monacha) 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). Spotfin chub (Cyprinella monacha). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/spotfin-chub

MLA

“Spotfin chub (Cyprinella monacha).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/spotfin-chub.

BibTeX
@misc{spotfin_chub_2026,
  title = {Spotfin chub (Cyprinella monacha)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/spotfin-chub},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}