Blotched Chub | Erimystax insignis

Status: IUCN: Least Concern

Threats: Habitat fragmentation, impoundments, and sedimentation (What do these terms mean?)

Native Range: Cumberland and Tennessee River drainages, VA, NC, KY, TN, GA, and AL

Spawning Habitat Preferences: Spring spawners in streams and rivers with moderate to high flow; they lay eggs overabundant, clean gravel

CFI Status: Propagated at CFI from 1999-2001 for propagation protocols as a surrogate species for the Slender Chub; 2021-2022 as a mussel host for the Appalachian Monkeyface Pearlymussel. (What do these terms mean?)

In Partnership With: USFWS (Abingdon, VA) ; Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources Aquatic Wildlife Conservation Center