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Minnow is the common name for a number of species of small freshwater fish, belonging to several genera of the family Cyprinidae and in particular the subfamily Leuciscinae. They are also known in Ireland as pinkeens .
Cutlips minnow (Exoglossum maxillingua) Eastern silvery minnow (Hybognathus regius) Striped shiner (Luxilus chrysocephalus) Common shiner (Luxilus cornutus) Allegheny pearl dace (Margariscus margarita) River chub (Nocomis micropogon) Golden shiner (Notemigonus crysoleucas) Comely shiner (Notropis amoenus) Emerald shiner (Notropis atherinoides)
The Eurasian minnow, [2] minnow, [1] or common minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus) is a small species of freshwater fish in the carp family Cyprinidae. It is the type species of genus Phoxinus . It is ubiquitous throughout much of Eurasia , from Britain and Spain to eastern Siberia , predominantly in cool (12–20 °C (54–68 °F)) streams and well ...
Fathead minnow: Pimephales promelas: Mid water or near bottom, streams, pools Flathead chub: Platygobio gracilis : Big rivers, bottom composed of sand and fine gravel ENDANGERED Creek chub: Semotilus atromaculatus: Pools in headwater streams, large rivers with rocky bottom Esocidae (family) Grass pickerel: Esox americanus vermiculatus: Small ...
The silverjaw minnow gets its name from silvery-looking sensory organs along its jaw. [6] The word minnow comes from the ancient Anglo-Saxon word for small, myne. [3] The alternate scientific name, Ericymba buccata comes from the Greek word eri, meaning intensifying, the Greek word cymba, meaning cavity, and the Latin word buccata, meaning ...
Small native minnows can be used, with the sculpin minnow being a favorite on Western trout waters. In waters that are heavily stocked with trout, anglers use whole kernel corn and salmon eggs ...
Leuciscinae is a subfamily of the freshwater fish family Cyprinidae, [1] which contains the true minnows. [2]Members of the Old World (OW) clade of minnows within this subfamily are known as European minnows.
The bluntnose minnow (Pimephales notatus) is a species of temperate freshwater fish belonging to the genus Pimephales of the cyprinid family. Its natural geographic range extends from the Great Lakes south along the Mississippi River basin to Louisiana, and east across the Midwestern United States to New York State.