Western silvery minnow (Hybognathus argyritis)

Scientific name: Hybognathus argyritis Girard, 1856

Western silvery minnow (Hybognathus argyritis)

The Western silvery minnow (Hybognathus argyritis) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae.

Biology

Adults inhabit sluggish pools and backwaters, usually over mud or sand, of small to large rivers. Oviparous, open substratum spawners.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Hybognathus argyritis
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
12.0
Common length
10.0
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Temperate
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.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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