Couesius
E810926
Couesius is a small genus of North American freshwater minnows in the family Leuciscidae, best known for the lake chub.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| belongsToGroup | minnows ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName | lake chub genus ⓘ |
| distributionRegion |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | small-bodied forage fish ⓘ |
| family | Leuciscidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
freshwater
ⓘ
lakes ⓘ streams ⓘ |
| hasBodyShape | slender ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Couesius dissimilis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Couesius plumbeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isRayFinnedFish | true ⓘ |
| isVertebrate | true ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| memberOf | Leuciscidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Elliott Coues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeTo | North America ⓘ |
| notableFor | lake chub ⓘ |
| order | Cypriniformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| subfamily | Leuciscinae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| trophicLevel | omnivorous ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Couesius plumbeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.