Brassy minnow (Hybognathus hankinsoni)

Scientific name: Hybognathus hankinsoni Hubbs, 1929

Brassy minnow (Hybognathus hankinsoni)

The Brassy minnow (Hybognathus hankinsoni) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae.

Biology

Adults occur in cool pools of sluggish, clear creeks and small rivers, usually over sand or gravel; more abundant in cool acid waters of silt-bottomed bog ponds. Probably feed on phytoplankton and other algae, zooplankton, and aquatic insects. Oviparous, open substratum spawners. Probably spawn in May or June over silty bottoms of calm waters. Predators may include brook trout, kingfishers, and mergansers.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Hybognathus hankinsoni
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
9.7
Common length
7.6
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: upper St. Lawrence River and Lake Champlain drainages in Quebec, Canada and New York, USA; across Great Lakes, Hudson Bay and Missouri-upper Mississippi River basins of southern Canada and northern USA south to Kansas; Peace River and Fraser River system (Pacific Slope) in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Bait: usually
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=1-2)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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