Loach minnow (Rhinichthys cobitis)

Scientific name: Rhinichthys cobitis Girard, 1856

Loach minnow (Rhinichthys cobitis)

The Loach minnow (Rhinichthys cobitis) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. Native range: North America, Upper Gila River system in New Mexico and Arizona, USA; and San Pedro River in Arizona, USA and northern Sonora, Mexico.

Biology

Occurs in rocky, often vegetated, riffles of creeks and small to medium rivers.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Rhinichthys cobitis
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.0
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: Upper Gila River system in New Mexico and Arizona, USA; and San Pedro River in Arizona, USA and northern Sonora, Mexico.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Vulnerable (VU) (D2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tmax=5)

Sources

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

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