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.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Hybognathus
Maximum length: 9.7 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: North America: St. Lawrence River and Lake Champlain drainages in Quebec, Canada and in Vermont, USA; across Great Lakes, Hudson Bay and Missouri-upper Mississippi River basins of southern Canada and northern USA south to Missouri and Colorado; Mackenzie River system (Arctic basin) in Alberta, Canada; Fraser River system (Pacific Slope) in British Columbia, Canada.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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