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💧 Freshwater Least Concern 🌡️ Temperate

Cypress minnow

Hybognathus hayi Jordan, 1885
Max Length
12 cm
Max Weight
Lifespan
Trophic Level
Depth
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
27.00/100
Typical Length
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Adults occur usually over mud and near detritus in swamps, oxbows, and backwater and pools of sluggish streams . Oviparous , probably open substratum spawners like congeners. Migratory behaviour is undetermined .

Scientific Name
Hybognathus hayi
Authority
Jordan, 1885
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Temperate
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
12 cm
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
27.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Cypress minnow is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Cypress minnow is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Cypress minnow is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Cypress minnow is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; demersal. 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.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater ⬇️ Benthic

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00525 × L3.1 (TL)
Max TL
12cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2012

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
27.00/100
Low vulnerability
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Jordan, 1885

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Language Common Names
🇬🇧English Cypress Minnow
🌍CES jeleček Hayův

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 4 records indexed .

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