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  2. Rio Grande silvery minnow - Wikipedia

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    The Rio Grande silvery minnow is one of the most endangered fish in North America, according to the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). They were classified as endangered in the U.S. in 1994, and now are found in less than 5 percent of their natural habitat in the Rio Grande. Historically, the minnow was found from Española, New Mexico ...

  3. Mississippi silvery minnow - Wikipedia

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    The Mississippi silvery minnow has a lateral line on each side of its body. [7] These minnows have a pair of pectoral fins, along with a pair of small pelvic fins. [8] The Mississippi silvery minnow, like many other minnows, have an anal fin, dorsal fin, and a powerful caudal fin. The dorsal fin is very centered between the head and the caudal fin.

  4. Eastern silvery minnow - Wikipedia

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    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 secondary loop in the gut, which is sometimes visible through the body wall of preserved specimen.

  5. Woundfin - Wikipedia

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    Description. The woundfin is a small slender, silvery minnow, with a flattened head and belly, long snout, leathery skin, and no scales. There are barbels on the corners of its lips, and its common name likely comes from the first spinous ray of its dorsal fin, which is sharp-pointed. Its maximum length is rarely more than 7.5 cm (3.0 in). [4]

  6. Western silvery minnow - Wikipedia

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    H. argyritis. Binomial name. Hybognathus argyritis. Girard, 1856. 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, and the South Saskatchewan River in Alberta.

  7. Hybognathus - Wikipedia

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    Algoma Girard, 1856. Tirodon Hay, 1882. Hybognathus is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. Its members are collectively known as the silvery minnows. 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.

  8. Cyprinidae - Wikipedia

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    Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family, including the carps, the true minnows, and their relatives the barbs and barbels, among others. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family, and the largest vertebrate animal family overall, with about 3,000 species ; only 1,270 of these remain ...

  9. Virgin chub - Wikipedia

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    Gila. Species: G. seminuda. Binomial name. Gila seminuda. Cope & Yarrow, 1875. The Virgin chub or the Virgin River chub (Gila seminuda) is a medium-sized, silvery minnow, generally less than 15 cm (5.9 in) long and reaching lengths of 25 cm (9.8 in). The back, breast, and part of the belly are embedded with small scales, naked in some individuals.