Brassy Minnow
Hybognathus hankinsoni
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Fish
The brassy minnow is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. The fish gets its scientific name from the Greek word Hybognathus, meaning bulging jaw, and hankinsoni from the American scientist, T.L. Hankinson. It is commonly found throughout the northern United States and Canada.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Leuciscidae
- Genus
- Hybognathus