[6] They have a maxillary barbel, the premaxilla is protractile, and the upper lip is separated from the skin of the snout by a deep groove that is continuous along the midline.

[7] Adult males have large, uniserial tubercles on the dorsal surface of pectoral fins rays 2–10.

[11] Silver chubs are mainly restricted to large, often silty rivers;[3] they are sometimes found near the mouths of small streams.

[14] The silver chub is regarded as excellent forage and bait fish for largemouth and smallmouth black bass.

[15] Macrhybopsisis Greek "long rounded face" and storeriana named for David H. Storer (1804–1891), an early student of North American fishes.