Couesius plumbeus

Status

Occur in Labrador.

Range

Found in all provinces of Canada, but in this province, only in Labrador.

Food

Diet mainly consists of aquatic insects.

Appearance

This minnow that can grow up to about nine inches long; brown to green above, with a dark stripe along silver-gray sides; slender body with pointed snout.

Breeding Biology

Very few studies have been published on this species. Lake Chub usually undergo a spawning migration from lake to tributary stream in the early spring. Spawning begins to occur when water temperatures are roughly 14^oC. Chub will spawn amongst rocky substrate, and eggs are not guarder nor placed in a nest. A 2.8-inch female can hold an estimated 500 eggs