Identification
The mouth is relatively large and has a small barbel at its corner. Crosshatched scale markings add body detail. Breeding males develop head tubercles and a red area behind the eye, so appearance changes with maturity and reproductive condition.
Streams and Feeding
Clear permanent streams with clean gravel provide characteristic habitat. Adults often occur near riffles, while young use pools and vegetation. The diet includes insects and plant material, connecting the fish with both animal prey and other stream food resources.
Mound Building and Size
During late-spring reproduction in the Missouri account, males construct gravel mounds roughly one to three feet across. Other minnows may spawn over them. The compiled maximum fish length is 26 centimeters total length, a separate measurement from the much larger structure it builds.
Notice the Gravel Mound
An unusual clean stone mound can be evidence of fish construction. Its value may extend to other minnows using the same spawning site.
All Lakes With Hornyhead Chub
Browse lakes and reservoirs with documented Hornyhead Chub records, listed alphabetically. Records do not establish current abundance or public access. Check the evidence and managing authority for the water you choose.
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- Avery Lake Montmorency, MI
- Barrett Lake Grant, MN
- Bear Lake Manistee, MI
- Bertha Lake Crow Wing, MN
- Big Bradford Lake Otsego, MI
- Big Chub Lake Otsego, MI
- Big Cormorant Lake Becker, MN
- Big Stone Lake Big Stone, MN
- Bridge Lake Otsego, MI
- Brown Lake Dickinson, MI
- Circle Lake Rice, MN
- Corey Lake St. Joseph, MI
- Cotton Lake Becker, MN
- Crooked Lake Montmorency, MI
- Cut Foot Sioux Lake Itasca, MN
- Deer Lake Itasca, MN
- Del Clark Yellow Medicine, MN
- Devoe Lake Ogemaw, MI
- Eagle Lake Kalamazoo, MI
- Eagle Lake Becker, MN
- Eagle Lake Crow Wing, MN
- Eagle Lake Hubbard, MN
- Elk Lake Sherburne, MN
- Elm Island Lake Aitkin, MN