Brassy minnow

The Brassy minnow lives in the demersal, freshwater environment.

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The brassy minnow, Hybognathus hankinsoni, is native to southern Canada and much of the northern United States, but it is not native to Utah. The species has, however, been introduced to Utah and now occurs in the Colorado River system. More

The brassy minnow is widely distributed throughout Iowa, but is usually more common in the northern parts of the state (Harlan et al. 1987). More

The brassy minnow reaches an average length of 2 1/2 inches. In New York, the brassy minnow is found in cooler waters from Lake Champlain west across northern New York, including the St. Lawrence River area to and along Lake Ontario. More

, brassy minnows typically occur in small lakes, small slow-moving streams, beaver ponds, and drainage ditches. In the Crooked River system they usually occur in stained waters but in the lower Fraser Valley they are found in both clear and turbid water. More

Brassy Minnows are known only from the headwaters of the Smoky Hill and Republican rivers in northwestern Kansas and from the Missouri River and one of its tributaries in Atchison County in northeastern Kansas. More

The brassy minnow (Hybognathus hankinsoni Hubbs) was first reported in the Red River basin in 1949 from Lake Traverse (Bailey and Allum 1962). In 1995, R. More

Hybognathus hankinsoni Hubbs, the brassy minnow, were first reported in the Red River basin from Lake Traverse in 1949 (Bailey and Allum 1962), and the first stream records were from Shotley Brook, a tributary to Upper Red Lake, and the Wild Rice River, Minnesota, near More

Common names

brassy minnow in English
Jeleček Hankinsonův in Czech (česky)
Mémé laiton in French (français)
méné laiton in French (français)
銅色突頜魚 in Mandarin Chinese
銅色突頜魚 in Unknown
铜色突颌鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
铜色突颌鱼 in Unknown

Order : Cypriniformes
Family : Cyprinidae
Genus : Hybognathus
Species : Hybognathus hankinsoni
Authority : Hubbs, 1929