Bluehead chub

Photo By/Credit

Hagerty, Ryan/USFWS

Date Shot/Created

05/11/2022

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

Image

Bluehead chub is a particular type of minnow. After fattening up on insects, adult male chubs (up to 7 inches long) construct large, dome-shaped piles of gravel in swift current.

Species

Nocomis leptocephalus

Subject tags

Fishes

Freshwater fish

Rivers and streams

Rocks

Underwater photography