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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: | Adults occur 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. Migratory behaviour is undetermined (Ref. 126106). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 14 February 2012 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||