The burrhead chub (Macrhybopsis marconis) is a freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae, the carps and minnows. It is endemic to the Colorado, Guadalupe, and San Antonio river drainages in Texas.[2] Its preferred habitat is sand and gravel runs of small to large rivers.[3]
| Burrhead chub | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Macrhybopsis |
| Species: | M. marconis
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| Binomial name | |
| Macrhybopsis marconis | |
Etymology
editThe generic name Macrhybopsis refers to macro from the Greek makrós (μaκρóς), long or large, and Hybopsis. The specific name relates to the San Marcos River, part of the Guadalupe system, which is the type locality.[4] The common name is an allusion to the diagnostic nuptial tubercles on the heads of breeding males.[5]
References
edit- ^ NatureServe (2013). "Macrhybopsis marconis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202152A18231579. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202152A18231579.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Macrhybopsis marconis". NatureServe Explorer. 7.1. The Nature Conservancy. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Macrhybopsis marconis". FishBase. November 2017 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (21 September 2023). "Family LEUCISCIDAE Subfamily POGONICHTHYINAE (American Minnows and Shiners)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "burrhead chub Machrybopsis marconis[sic]". Fishes of Texas.