![]() However, specimens have been found during surveys in the Arkansas River and some of its tributary streams including the Ninnescah River. ![]() No collections from the Kansas River have been documented at the University of Kansas Museum of Natural History since 1980. It was once common in the Kansas and Missouri rivers, but now is so infrequently found during sampling efforts it is considered rare. ![]() Few are thought to live longer than 3 years. It is found in deep water during the summer months. It lives on or near the bottom where it finds food by sight or taste. The silver chub is a fish of large sandy rivers. There are small conical barbels at the corner of its mouth that are sensitive to taste. The silver chub has a blunt, rounded snout, a silvery patch in front of its large eyes, and a narrow, bright, silvery streak along the sides. This member of the minnow family can reach 6 inches in length.
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