Mississippi silvery minnow (Hybognathus nuchalis)

Scientific name: Hybognathus nuchalis Agassiz, 1855

Mississippi silvery minnow (Hybognathus nuchalis)

The Mississippi silvery minnow (Hybognathus nuchalis) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae.

Biology

Adults occur in pools and backwaters of low-gradient creeks and small to large rivers. Oviparous, probably open substratum spawners like congeners.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Hybognathus nuchalis
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
18.0
Common length
12.5
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
North America: lowland areas of Mississippi River basin from Ohio to Wisconsin and Minnesota in USA, and south to Gulf; Gulf Coast drainages from Mobile Bay Basin in Alabama to Brazos River in Texas, USA; Rio Grande drainage (including Pecos River) in Texas and New Mexico, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.2)

Sources

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

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