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Hybognathus

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Hybognathus

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Hybognathus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. Its members are collectively known as the silvery minnows. Hybognathus are pelagophils that are native to North America. The populations of such pelagophils, including species of Hybognathus, continue to decrease in their natural habitats.

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Vinony's link graph records 14 inbound references to Hybognathus, and connects out to Rio Grande silvery minnow, Animalia and Chordata.

Vinony files it under Fish of North America, Hybognathus and Pogonichthyinae.

Vinony links it to 12 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderCypriniformes
  5. FamilyCyprinidae
Habitatbrackish, freshwater
Observations recorded26,981

Hybognathus — рід коропових риб. Їх інколи звуть сріблястими піскарями. Живуть в річках Північної Америки. Це невеличкі рибки розміром близько 10 см.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
126
Family
Cyprinidae
Collections
KU, UMMZ, CAS, CUMV, ROM, MMNS
Recorded in
United States, Canada

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Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Cyprinidae
Image
Rio Grande silvery minnow 2.jpg
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Commons category
Hybognathus
taxon name
Hybognathus
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genus
topic's main category
Category:Hybognathus
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Encyclopedic overview

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Hybognathus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. Its members are collectively known as the silvery minnows. Hybognathus are pelagophils that are native to North America. The populations of such pelagophils, including species of Hybognathus, continue to decrease in their natural habitats.

== Species == Hybognathus includes the following valid species: Hybognathus amarus (Girard, 1856) (Rio Grande silvery minnow) Hybognathus argyritis Girard, 1856 (Western silvery minnow) Hybognathus hankinsoni C. L. Hubbs, 1929 (Brassy minnow) Hybognathus hayi D. S. Jordan, 1885 (Cypress minnow) Hybognathus nazas (Meek, 1904) (Nazas shiner) Hybognathus nuchalis Agassiz, 1855 (Mississippi silvery minnow) Hybognathus placitus Girard, 1856 (Plains minnow) Hybognathus regius Girard, 1856 (Eastern silvery minnow)

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