Cypress minnow (Hybognathus hayi) fish species and information / pictures of Cypress minnow - Hybognathus hayi

Cypress minnow (Hybognathus hayi) fish species information

Scientific Name
Hybognathus hayi

Common Name
Cypress minnow

Biology
Adults occur usually over mud and near detritus in swamps, oxbows, and backwaters and pools of sluggish streams (Ref. 205, 10294). Oviparous (Ref. 205), probably open substratum spawners like congeners (Ref. 5723).

Classification

Classified By

Jordan, 1885

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Carps (Cypriniformes)

Family

Minnows or carps (Cyprinidae)

Distribution

Region

North America

Distribution

North America: Ohio and Mississippi River basins from southwestern Indiana and southern Illinois to Gulf; Gulf Slope drainages from Escambia River in Florida and Alabama, to Sabine River in Texas, USA (absent in Perdido and Pascagoula River drainages).

Range

37°N - 31°N

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Freshwater; demersal

Trophic Level

2 s.e. 0.00 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

False

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

True

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

12.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5078 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (23 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated