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Hybognathus hayi Jordan, 1885 Cypress minnow |
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photo by
Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes |
| Family: | Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Pogonichthyinae | |||
| Max. size: | 12 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | North America: Ohio and Mississippi River basins from southwestern Indiana and southern Illinois to Louisiana, USA; Gulf Slope drainages from Escambia River in Florida and Alabama, to Sabine River in Texas, USA. | |||
| Diagnosis: | ||||
| Biology: | Occurs usually over mud and near detritus in swamps, oxbows, and backwater and pools of sluggish streams (Ref. 86798). Oviparous (Ref. 205), probably open substratum spawners like congeners. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 14 February 2012 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||