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Leuciscidae (Minnows) > Pogonichthyinae
Etymology: Hybognathus: Greek, ybos, -e, -on = curved + Greek, gnathos = jaw; with bulging jaw (Ref. 45335); hayi: Named after the discoverer of this species, O. P. Hay (Ref. 10294).
Eponymy: Dr Oliver Parry Hay (1846–1930) was a palaeontologist and zoologist who was ordained as a priest (1870), preached one sermon and then deserted religion for science. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Jordan.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / distribuzione batimetrica / distribution range
Ecologia
; acqua dolce demersale. Temperate; 37°N - 31°N
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.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 86798)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
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.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 2011. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 663p. (Ref. 86798)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5078 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00501 (0.00242 - 0.01036), b=3.11 (2.92 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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