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Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae Minnows
Subfamily: Pogonichthyinae
Genus: Hybognathus

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7 species (see list below)
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Photo by Thomas, C.

North America
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Hybognathus amarus (Girard, 1856)

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Hybognathus amarus
[Rio Grande silvery minnow]

Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes

North America
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Hybognathus argyritis Girard, 1856

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Hybognathus argyritis
[Western silvery minnow]

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North America
Max. Length 9.7 cm TL
Hybognathus hankinsoni Hubbs, 1929

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Hybognathus hankinsoni
[Brassy minnow]

Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes

North America
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Hybognathus hayi Jordan, 1885

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Hybognathus hayi
[Cypress minnow]

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North America
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Hybognathus nuchalis Agassiz, 1855

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Hybognathus nuchalis
[Mississippi silvery minnow]

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North America
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Hybognathus placitus Girard, 1856

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Hybognathus placitus
[Plains minnow]

Photo by Scarola, J.F.

North America
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Hybognathus regius Girard, 1856

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Hybognathus regius
[Eastern silvery minnow]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Hybognathus amarus Rio Grande silvery minnow North America 10 TL 1856
Hybognathus argyritis Western silvery minnow North America 12 TL 1856
Hybognathus hankinsoni Brassy minnow North America 9.7 TL 1929
Hybognathus hayi Cypress minnow North America 12 TL 1885
Hybognathus nuchalis Mississippi silvery minnow North America 18 TL 1855
Hybognathus placitus Plains minnow North America 13 TL 1856
Hybognathus regius Eastern silvery minnow North America 15 TL 1856



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