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Umpqua Chub

Oregonichthys kalawatseti

Classification

The Umpqua chub or Umpqua Oregon chub (Oregonichthys kalawatseti) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish beloinging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. It is found only in the Umpqua River and partially in its tributaries (North Umpqua, South Umpqua, Smith River, Calapooya, Cow Creek, and Ollala Creek), Oregon in the United States, making it an endemic species to that watershed. While geographic populations are split into six regions, genetic studies suggest that there are four genetically distinct populations: Smith River, Elk Creek, Calapooya Creek-Olalla Creek,…

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 12