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Hybognathus placitus Girard, 1856

Plains minnow
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Common names: Méné des plaines
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
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Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: First recorded from 7 specimens taken from Morgan Creek drainage, Saskatchewan at 49°00'32.2''N, 106°39'51.9''W) (Ref. 125894).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ca.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.ncr.dfo.ca/home_e.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Sylvester, R.M., S.E. Freeling and C.R. Berry Jr., 2005
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Méné des plaines, Jeleček coloradský, Tasandiku peitellõug, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Leuciscidae (Minnows) > Pogonichthyinae
Etymology: Hybognathus: Greek, ybos, -e, -on = curved + Greek, gnathos = jaw; with bulging jaw (Ref. 45335);  placitus: From the word placitus, meaning broad surface (referring to the relatively broad head) (Ref. 10294).
  More on author: Girard.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; brackish; demersal.   Subtropical; 47°N - 32°N

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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