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Hybognathus nuchalis

Agassiz, 1855

Mississippi Silvery Minnow

G5Secure Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.105741
Element CodeAFCJB16040
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVertebrate Animal
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumCraniata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderCypriniformes
FamilyLeuciscidae
GenusHybognathus
Concept Reference
Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea, and W.B. Scott. 1991. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society, Special Publication 20. 183 pp.
Taxonomic Comments
Here regarded as specifically distinct from H. regius and H. argyritis. Pflieger (1971) presented characters that he considered diagnostic in separating H. nuchalis and H. argyritis. Schmidt (1994) noted considerable variation in these characters and indicated that the reported distinction between these two taxa should receive further scrutiny.

Much of information published under the name H. nuchalis actually pertains to H. regius. The Rio Grande drainage population tentatively has been regarded as a distinct species, H. amarus, by some authors (and in this database); additional study is needed.

See Schmidt (1994) for a phylogenetic analysis of the genus Hybognathus based on morphological data.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2012-02-15
Change Date1996-09-13
Edition Date2012-02-15
Edition AuthorsHammerson, G.
Range Extent200,000-2,500,000 square km (about 80,000-1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences81 to >300
Range Extent Comments
Range includes lowland areas of the Mississippi River basin, from Ohio (formerly) to Wisconsin (and formerly Minnesota) south to Louisiana, formerly in eastern Tennessee; Gulf Coast drainages from the Mobile Bay basin, Alabama, to the Brazos River, Texas (Page and Burr 2011).
Occurrences Comments
This species is represented by a large number of occurrences (subpopulations).
Threat Impact Comments
No major threats are known.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Habitat includes pools and backwaters of low-gradient creeks and small to large rivers (Page and Burr 2011).

Ecology

A schooling species.

Reproduction

Spawns in spring and summer. Eggs hatch in about a week. Sexually mature at age 1-2 (Becker 1983).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
TexasS4Yes
LouisianaS5Yes
KentuckyS4Yes
MissouriS3Yes
IowaS3Yes
AlabamaS4Yes
IndianaS5Yes
IllinoisS3Yes
MississippiS5Yes
MinnesotaS3Yes
OklahomaS3Yes
PennsylvaniaSXYes
WisconsinS4Yes
OhioSXYes
ArkansasS4Yes
TennesseeS5Yes
Threat Assessments
ThreatScopeSeverityTiming
No known threats———

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Roadless Areas (1)
Mississippi (1)
AreaForestAcres
Sandy Creek Rare Ii AreaHomochitto National Forest2,620
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