Western silvery minnow (Hybognathus argyritis) fish species and information / pictures of Western silvery minnow - Hybognathus argyritis

Western silvery minnow (Hybognathus argyritis) fish species information

Scientific Name
Hybognathus argyritis

Common Name
Western silvery minnow

Biology
Adults inhabit sluggish pools and backwaters, usually over mud or sand, of small to large rivers. Oviparous, open substratum spawners (Ref. 205, 52559).

Classification

Classified By

Girard, 1856

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Carps (Cypriniformes)

Family

Minnows or carps (Cyprinidae)

Distribution

Region

North America

Distribution

North America: Missouri River basin in Alberta in Canada and Montana to Illinois, USA, south in Mississippi River basin to southern Illinois; South Saskatchewan River in extreme southern Alberta, Canada, and Souris River (Hudson Bay basin) in extreme eastern Manitoba, Canada.

Range

51°N - 36°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 food items.

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

10.0 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