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Cypress Minnow

Hybognathus hayi

Classification

The Cypress minnow (Hybognathus hayi) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. It is endemic to the United States where it occurs in the Mississippi and Ohio drainages as well as some other rivers which drain into the Gulf of Mexico. Description The Cypress minnow is a rather stout-bodied, silvery fish which had reasonably large eyes and a small, upward pointing mouth.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 8