''Hybognathus'' is a genus of

ray-finned fish Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fishes, is a class of bony fish. They comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. The ray-finned fishes are so called because their fins are webs of skin supported by bony or hor ...

in the family

Cyprinidae Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the barbs and barbels. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family and the largest verte ...

. Its members are collectively known as the silvery

minnow Minnow is the common name for a number of species of small freshwater fish, belonging to several genera of the families Cyprinidae and Leuciscidae. They are also known in Ireland as pinkeens. Smaller fish in the subfamily Leusciscidae are co ...

s. 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.

Species

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Hybognathus amarus The Rio Grande silvery minnow or Rio Grande minnow (''Hybognathus amarus'') is a small herbivorous North American fish. It is one of the seven North American members of the genus ''Hybognathus'', in the cyprinid family. The Rio Grande silvery min ...

'' ( Girard, 1856) (Rio Grande silvery minnow) * ''

Hybognathus argyritis The western silvery minnow (''Hybognathus argyritis'') is a freshwater fish 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, ...

'' Girard, 1856 (Western silvery minnow) * ''

Hybognathus hankinsoni The brassy minnow (''Hybognathus hankinsoni'') is a species of fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae. The family Cyprinidae consists of mainly freshwater minnows and carps. The fish gets its scientific name (''Hybognathus hankinsoni'') from th ...

'' C. L. Hubbs, 1929 (Brassy minnow) * ''

Hybognathus hayi The Cypress minnow (''Hybognathus hayi'') is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish from the carp family Cyprinidae. It is endemic to the United States where it occurs in the Mississippi and Ohio drainages as well as some other rivers which drain ...

'' D. S. Jordan, 1885 (Cypress minnow) * ''

Hybognathus nuchalis The Mississippi silvery minnow (''Hybognathus nuchalis'') is a species of fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee. Relative to other minnows, the Mississippi Silvery Minnow is a large minnow. These minn ...

'' Agassiz, 1855 (Mississippi silvery minnow) * ''

Hybognathus placitus The plains minnow (''Hybognathus placitus'') is one of the 324 fish species found in central United States . It is a large minnow that was once a common bait fish. The plains minnow requires shallow, slow-moving streams to complete its life cycle. ...

'' Girard, 1856 (Plains minnow) * ''

Hybognathus regius The eastern silvery minnow (''Hybognathus regius'') is a freshwater fish. They are characterized by their lack of barbels. In appearance, they are similar to shiners, but the lower jaw is crescent-shaped rather than U-shaped and there is a seco ...

'' Girard, 1856 (Eastern silvery minnow)

References

* * 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. Fish of North America Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Leuciscinae-stub