Bull chub

Bull chub
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Nocomis
Binomial name
Nocomis raneyi
Lachner & R. E. Jenkins, 1971

The bull chub (Nocomis raneyi) is a species of fish found in the Patapsco River in Maryland. The average size is about 7 in (18 cm). It is bluish with scattered bumps on its head.

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