Bluntnose minnow
📖 Overview
Adults occur almost anywhere in its range but most common in clear rocky streams ; also inhabit large rivers, reservoirs and glacial lakes to the north. Feed on algae, detritus, entomostraca, and immature insects, especially midge larvae and pupae .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Bluntnose minnow is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
A hole nester.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; demersal; potamodromous . Temperate; 0°C - 33°C ; 50°N - 31°N North America: Great Lakes, Hudson Bay (Red River) and Mississippi River basins from southern Quebec to southern Manitoba, Canada and south to Louisiana, USA; Atlantic Slope from St.
🌿 Ecology
algae, detritus, entomostraca, and immature insects, especially midge larvae and pupae (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Bluntnose Minnow |
| 🌍CES | jeleček tuponosý · Strevle tuponosá |
| 🇩🇪German | Stumpfnasen-Zwergdöbel |
| 🇫🇷French | Méné à museau arrondi · ventre-pourri |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Толстоголовый Гольян |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Pececillo de nariz desafilada |
| 🇸🇪Swedish | Trubbnoslöja |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hybopsis haematurus | Cope | 1867 | Synonym |
| Hybopsis tuditanus | Cope | 1867 | Synonym |
| Hyborhynchus notatus | Rafinesque | 1820 | Synonym |
| Hyborhynchus superciliosus | Cope | 1868 | Synonym |
| Minnilus notatus | Rafinesque | 1820 | Synonym |
| Spinicephalus fibulatus | Lesueur | 1896 | Synonym |
🦠 Common Diseases
The following diseases are known to affect Bluntnose minnow.
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1,485 records indexed .
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