12-22-2016

Erimystax cahni

Erimystax cahni conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network.The slender chub is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found only in the United States.

ITIS Reports — ITIS (the Integrated Taxonomic Information System) is a source for authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world. Slender Chub The slender chub is one of the rarest fishes in eastern North America and has the dubious distinction of having the smallest range of any North American minnow. Only a few specimens have been collected in the past 20 years. A single specimen was collected in 1995.

FWS Digital Media Library — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Digital Library is a searchable collection of selected images, historical artifacts, audio clips, publications, and video. Erimystax is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. Members are commonly known as slender chubs, though “slender chub” is also used for individual species local to some area, particularly Erimystax cahni.

Detailed information

Full Name: Slender chub (Erimystax cahni)

Where found: Wherever found

Critical Habitat:N/A

Species Group:Fishes

Current listing status

Status	Date Listed	Lead Region	Where Listed
Threatened	10/11/1977	Southeast Region (Region 4)	Wherever found
Experimental Population, Non-Essential	10/15/2007	Southeast Region (Region 4)	U.S.A. (TN - specified portions of the French Broad and Holston Rivers; see 17.84(s)(1)(i))

Population location: Wherever found Listing status: Threatened
- - States/US Territories in which this population is known to or is believed to occur: Tennessee , Virginia
  - US Counties in which this population is known to or is believed to occur: View All
Population location: U.S.A. (TN - specified portions of the French Broad and Holston Rivers; see 17.84(s)(1)(i)) Listing status: Experimental Population, Non-Essential

Federal register documents

Date	Citation Page	Title
07/29/2008	73 FR 43947 43948	5-Year Status Review of 20 Southeastern Species
09/13/2007	72 FR 52434 52461	Establishment of Nonessential Experimental Population Status for 15 Freshwater Mussels, 1 Freshwater Snail, and 5 Fishes in the Lower French Broad River and in the Lower Holston River, Tennessee
06/13/2006	71 FR 34196 34230	Establishment of Nonessential Experimental Population Status for 15 Freshwater Mussels, 1 Freshwater Snail, and 5 Fishes in the Lower French Broad River and in the Lower Holston River, Tennessee; Proposed Rule
09/22/1977	42 FR 47840 47845	Final Correction and Augumentation of Critical Habitat Reorganization; 42 FR 47840 47845
09/09/1977	42 FR 45526 45530	Final Threatened Status and Critical Habitat for Five species of Southeastern Fishes; 42 FR 45526 45530