Hybognathus
| Hybognathus | |
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| Rio Grande silvery minnow (Hybognathus amarus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Leuciscidae |
| Subfamily: | Pogonichthyinae |
| Genus: | Hybognathus Agassiz, 1855[1] |
| Type species | |
| Hybognathus nuchalis Agassiz, 1855[1]
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| Synonyms[1] | |
Hybognathus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. Its members are collectively known as the silvery minnows. Hybognathus are pelagophils that are native to North America. The populations of such pelagophils, including species of Hybognathus, continue to decrease in their natural habitats.[2]
Species
[edit]Hybognathus includes the following valid species:[3]
- Hybognathus amarus (Girard, 1856) (Rio Grande silvery minnow)
- Hybognathus argyritis Girard, 1856 (Western silvery minnow)
- Hybognathus hankinsoni C. L. Hubbs, 1929 (Brassy minnow)
- Hybognathus hayi D. S. Jordan, 1885 (Cypress minnow)
- Hybognathus nazas (Meek, 1904) (Nazas shiner)
- Hybognathus nuchalis Agassiz, 1855 (Mississippi silvery minnow)
- Hybognathus placitus Girard, 1856 (Plains minnow)
- Hybognathus regius Girard, 1856 (Eastern silvery minnow)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Pogonichthyinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ^ Platania, Steven P.; Mortensen, Jacob G.; Farrington, Michael A.; Brandenburg, W. Howard; Dudley, Robert K. (2020-01-06). "Dispersal of Stocked Rio Grande Silvery Minnow (Hybognathus Amarus) in the Middle Rio Grande, New Mexico". The Southwestern Naturalist. 64 (1): 31. doi:10.1894/0038-4909-64-1-31. ISSN 0038-4909.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Hyognathus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Hybognathus". FishBase. August 2011 version.
- Platania, Steven & Mortensen, Jacob & Farrington, Michael & Brandenburg, W. & Dudley, Robert. (2020). Dispersal of stocked Rio Grande Silvery Minnow (Hybognathus amarus) in the Middle Rio Grande, New Mexico. The Southwestern Naturalist. 64. 31. 10.1894/0038-4909-64-1-31.
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