The creek chub is a small minnow found in the eastern two-thirds of the US and the eastern Canada. It inhabits small streams and very small rivers.
The creek chub once inhabited the Lake Erie watershed but is now extinct there. Its current range is the eastern two-thirds of the US and south-east Canada.
The creek chub is a small chub that has a greenish-bronze back and a white belly. They are usually small (2-6 inches) in lenghth.