Silverjaw minnow

Silverjaw Minnow is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Notropis.

The Silverjaw minnow lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater environment.

The silverjaw minnow has a series of odd looking sensory organs along the jaw. These are very silvery in color giving this species its common name. More

Characteristics: The silverjaw minnow is easily recognized by its extensive tubular sensory system, which appears on live individuals as silvery or translucent streaks on the underside of the head. More

* Silverjaw minnows, fish in the genus Ericymba * Silvery minnows, fish in the genus Hybognathus * Suckermouth minnows, fish in the genus Phenacobius Other minnows * In general, an unspecific More

Silverjaw minnow (Notropis buccata); 90 meter resolution Content Type: Downloadable Data Publisher: Pennsylvania Gap Analysis Program. More

Silverjaw Minnow Ericymba buccata or Notropis buccata? - #1 User is offline tglassburner * * Group: Regional Contact * Posts: 951 * Joined: More

silverjaw minnow, Notropis buccatus Key Characteristics: silvery sides ventral mouth silver sensory chambers on cheek and jaw More

silverjaw minnow (Ericymba buccata) population in an agricultural watershed. Pages 231-244 in "Environmental Impact of Land Use on Water Quality. Final Report on the Black Creek Project". Phase II. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Chicago, IL. EPA-905/9-81-003. More

silverjaw minnow, Notropis buccatus sand shiner, Notropis stramineus Key Characteristics of the family: single soft rayed dorsal fin toothless More

silverjaw minnow, Ericymba buccata Cope, in Kentucky. Trans. Amer. Fish. Soc. 100: 510-519. TN5080* Hoyt, R.D., 1970. Food habits of the silverjaw minnow, Ericymba buccata Cope, in an intermittent stream in Kentucky. Amer. Midl. Nat. 84: 226-235. More

Common names

Jeleček stříbrotlamý in Czech (česky)
silverjaw minnow in English
銀頜魚 in Mandarin Chinese
银颌鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
頰美洲鱥 in Mandarin Chinese
颊美洲鱥 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Cypriniformes
Family : Cyprinidae
Genus : Notropis
Species : Notropis buccatus
Authority : Cope, 1865