Plains minnow
The plains minnow (Hybognathus placitus) is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee.
| Plains minnow | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Leuciscidae |
| Subfamily: | Pogonichthyinae |
| Genus: | Hybognathus |
| Species: | H. placitus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hybognathus placitus Girard, 1856 | |
| Synonyms | |
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It ranges from the Mississippi River in Tennessee west in the Missouri, Arkansas, Red, Brazos, and Colorado River drainages from Montana and North Dakota south to New Mexico and Texas. It is one of the more common fishes of the western plains.[2]
References
- NatureServe (2015). "Hybognathus placitus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T202114A76578578. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-1.RLTS.T202114A76578578.en.
- Peterson Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes p218
Page, Lawrence M., and Brooks M. Burr. Peterson Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes of North America North of Mexico. 2nd ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011. 218. Print.
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