Hybognathus is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. 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.[1]
| Hybognathus | |
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| Rio Grande silvery minnow (Hybognathus amarus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Clade: | Pogonichthyinae |
| Genus: | Hybognathus Agassiz, 1855 |
| Type species | |
| Hybognathus nuchalis Agassiz, 1855
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Species
edit- 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 nuchalis Agassiz, 1855 (Mississippi silvery minnow)
- Hybognathus placitus Girard, 1856 (Plains minnow)
- Hybognathus regius Girard, 1856 (Eastern silvery minnow)
References
edit- ^ Platania, Steven P.; Mortensen, Jacob G.; Farrington, Michael A.; Brandenburg, W. Howard; Dudley, Robert K. (2020-01-06). "Dispersal of Stocked Rio Grande Silvery Minnow (Hybognathus Amarus) in the Middle Rio Grande, New Mexico". The Southwestern Naturalist. 64 (1): 31. doi:10.1894/0038-4909-64-1-31. ISSN 0038-4909.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Hybognathus". FishBase. August 2011 version.
- Platania, Steven & Mortensen, Jacob & Farrington, Michael & Brandenburg, W. & Dudley, Robert. (2020). Dispersal of stocked Rio Grande Silvery Minnow (Hybognathus amarus) in the Middle Rio Grande, New Mexico. The Southwestern Naturalist. 64. 31. 10.1894/0038-4909-64-1-31.
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