Flathead chub

Flathead chub
Lower
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Platygobio
T. N. Gill, 1863
Species:
P. gracilis
Binomial name
Platygobio gracilis
Synonyms
  • Cyprinus gracilis Richardson, 1836
  • Hybopsis gracilis (Richardson, 1836)
  • Pogonichthys communis Girard, 1856
  • Pogonichthys gulonellus Cope, 1865

The flathead chub (Platygobio gracilis) is a species of fish in the carp family, Cyprinidae. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Platygobio.[2] It is native to North America, where it is distributed throughout central Canada and the central United States.[3]

  1. ^ NatureServe (2013). "Platygobio gracilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202349A18229180. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202349A18229180.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Eds. (2011). Platygobio. FishBase.
  3. ^ Platygobio gracilis. North Dakota Federally Listed Endangered, Threatened, and Candidate Species. USGS. 2013.