Woundfin

Woundfin is a small slender, silvery minnow, with a flattened head and belly, long snout, leathery skin, and no scales.

The Woundfin lives in the demersal, freshwater environment.

The woundfin (Plagopterus argentissimus) is a species of minnow endemic to the Virgin River of the southwestern United States. More

The Woundfin is a streamlined, silvery minnow about 3 inches in length. It has leathery skin, without scales, and has sensors on its lips. More

Show IPA Use woundfin in a SentenceSee web results for woundfinSee images of woundfin–noun a slender, scaleless cyprinid fish, Plagopterus argentissimus, inhabiting the tributaries of the Colorado River system, having sharp spines in front of the dorsal fin and each pelvic fin: More

Threats to the woundfin include competition with, and predation by, nonnative fish species; water diversions; continued water development; and loss of habitat. More

Critical Habitat for the Woundfin and Virgin River Chub - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Woundfin and Virgin River Chub = Note: EPA no longer updates this information, but it More

including, woundfin, Virgin River chub, Virgin spinedace, flannelmouth sucker, desert sucker, speckled dace, and Southwestern Willow Flycatcher. Many of these species are endangered or are considered sensitive species within the State of Utah. More

Restoring the rare woundfin is a balancing act: Human demands on the river, sediment flow, water temperature and habitat vital to success. More

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NAME - WOUNDFIN OTHER COMMON NAMES - WOUNDFIN; FIN and WOUND ELEMENT CODE - CATEGORY - Fish PHYLUM AND SUBPHYLUM - CHORDATA, CLASS AND SUBCLASS - OSTEICHTHYES, ORDER AND SUBORDER - CYPRINIFORMES, FAMILY AND SUBFAMILY - CYPRINIDAE, GENUS AND SUBGENUS - PLAGOPTERUS, SPECIES More

The woundfin, comprising a monotypic genus, is the most silvery of American cyprinids. D 8-10f A 9-11, V 7, A virtually scaleless, streamlined, torpedo-shaped fish with expansive, falcate fins (max. 100 mm SL). More

Resources, said woundfins, which are no bigger than 3 inches, and other species have suffered because of development, pressure from water users and predation by invasive species. More

Resources, says woundfin and other fish have suffered because of invasive species as well as human pressures like development and water use. Rehm says a plan to pump irrigation water from reservoirs back upstream should keep water levels higher for the fish. More

Wildlife Resources, said each woundfin was injected with a green dye strip that will identify when and where the fish were released if captured in the future as part of ongoing studies. More

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The woundfin, Plagopterus argentissimus, is an endangered cyprinid from the Virgin River system in Utah, Arizona, and Nevada. It was first brought into captivity at Dexter National Fish Hatchery in 1979 to maintain a population for reintroduction purposes. More

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Common names

Hopearikkoevä in Finnish (suomen kieli)
Plagoptère argenté in French (français)
Plagoptero Plateado in Spanish (español)
Sårfena in Swedish (Svenska)
Trněnka stříbřitá in Czech (česky)
woundfin in English
伤鳍鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
伤鳍鱼 in Unknown
傷鰭魚 in Mandarin Chinese
傷鰭魚 in Unknown

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