Author: (Rafinesque, 1820)
FBname: Bigeye chub
Comments: Inhabits sandy or silty sand substrates in areas of little or moderate current in larger creeks and small to medium rivers.  Feeds on midge larvae, large mayfly and stonely nymphs (<i>Stenonema</i>, <i>Ephemera</i>, <i>Isoperla</i>) (Ref. 10294).