Western silvery minnow
| Western silvery minnow | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Leuciscidae |
| Subfamily: | Pogonichthyinae |
| Genus: | Hybognathus |
| Species: | H. argyritis
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| Binomial name | |
| Hybognathus argyritis Girard, 1856
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The western silvery minnow (Hybognathus argyritis) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows.[2] This fish is native to North America where it is found in the Missouri River basin, the Mississippi River drainage from the mouth of the Missouri River to the mouth of Ohio River, and the South Saskatchewan River in Alberta.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ NatureServe (2014). "Hybognathus argyritis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T202110A18228717. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T202110A18228717.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Hybognathus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hybognathus argyritis". FishBase. October 2025 version.
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