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.[1]
Hybognathus | |
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Rio Grande silvery minnow (Hybognathus amarus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Clade: | Pogonichthyinae |
Genus: | Hybognathus Agassiz, 1855 |
Type species | |
Hybognathus nuchalis Agassiz, 1855
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Species | |
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