Cyprinidae

brassy minnow

Hybognathus hankinsoni

Fish Reaching Nine Point Seven Centimeters in North American Waters

• Temperate
• Upper river
• Circumpolar Arctic
• Northern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• Pacific Ocean
• North America
• Polar regions
• Small
• Temperate fish

The brassy minnow (Hybognathus hankinsoni) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. The fish gets its scientific name (Hybognathus hankinsoni) from the Greek word Hybognathus, meaning bulging jaw, and hankinsoni from the American scientist, T.L. Hankinson. It is commonly found throughout the northern United States and Canada.