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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 ...
Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) Common logperch (Percina caprodes) Common shiner (Luxilus cornutus) Creek chub (Semotilus atromaculatus) Creek chubsucker (Erimyzon oblongus) Creole darter (Etheostoma collettei) Crystal darter (Crystallaria asprella) Cypress darter (Etheostoma proeliare) Cypress minnow (Hybognathus hayi) Dollar sunfish (Lepomis ...
Semotilus atromaculatus, known as the creek chub or the common creek chub, is a small minnow, a freshwater fish found in the eastern US and Canada.Differing in size and color depending on origin of development, the creek chub can usually be defined by a dark brown body with a black lateral line spanning horizontally across the body.
Like other minnows, golden shiners are sensitive to the release of an alarm substance, or schreckstoff, contained within special skin cells. If a predator catches and bites into a minnow, the skin is broken, the substance is released, and other minnows in the vicinity can detect the substance and react to it by leaving the area.
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 .
Bluntnose minnows can be found in lakes, rivers, ponds and streams, showing a preference for shallow, clear water with a sandy bottom. [4] Their habitats range from headwater bogs, swamps, and springs to rivers, ponds, and lakes. Sometimes, up to a dozen species of minnows can be found in a single stream of moderate size.
Mink and river otters have few predators other than occasional predation by coyotes, bobcats, and humans. Minks are one of our native semi-aquatic mammals, along with beavers, muskrats, and otters.
The Northern pikeminnow, Columbia River dace or colloquially Squawfish (Ptychocheilus oregonensis) is a large member of the minnow family, Leuciscidae. [2] This predatory freshwater fish is native to northwestern North America, ranging from the Nass River basin to the Columbia River basin. [2]