Hybognathus

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Hybognathus
Rio Grande silvery minnow 2.jpg
Rio Grande silvery minnow (Hybognathus amarus)
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae
Subfamily: Pogonichthyinae
Genus: Hybognathus
Agassiz, 1855
Type species
Hybognathus nuchalis
Agassiz, 1855
Species

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Synonyms
  • Algoma Girard, 1856
  • Tirodon Hay, 1882

Hybognathus is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. Its members are collectively known as the silvery minnows.

Species[]

  • 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 nuchalis Agassiz, 1855 (Mississippi silvery minnow)
  • Hybognathus placitus Girard, 1856 (Plains minnow)
  • Hybognathus regius Girard, 1856 (Eastern silvery minnow)

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