Nocomis raneyi Lachner & Jenkins, 1971
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The bull chub (Nocomis raneyi) is a species of freshwater fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. This fish is found in the Atlantic drainages of the eastern United States between the James River in Virginia and the Neuse River in North Carolina, predominantly above the Fall Line. It can grow to 32 cm (13 in) total length, although more commonly it is about 18 cm (7.1 in). It is a chubby fish with pointed snout, small, subterminal mouth, gold or brown sides, pale or yellowish fins, and in spawning males, rose color on the belly.
Wikipedia contributors, Bull chub; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:21:03.316586+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Nocomis raneyi Lachner & Jenkins, 1971
- Name authority
- Lachner & Jenkins, 1971
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Nocomis
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCypriniformes
- familyCyprinidae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyLeuciscinae Bonaparte, 1835
- genusNocomis Girard, 1856
- speciesNocomis raneyi Lachner & Jenkins, 1971
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Nocomis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Nocomis biguttatus (Kirtland, 1840) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nocomis asper Lachner & Jenkins, 1971 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nocomis effusus Lachner & Jenkins, 1967 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| bluehead chubNocomis leptocephalus (Girard, 1856) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nocomis micropogon (Cope, 1865) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nocomis platyrhynchus Lachner & Jenkins, 1971 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Lachner, E. A., & Jenkins, R. E. (1971). Systematics, distribution, and evolution of the chub genus Nocomis Girard (Pisces, Cyprinidae) of eastern United States, with descriptions of new species. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, No. 85: i–iii + 1–97. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.85 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:47KTW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.