Description

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Common Names

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Jeleček mississippský , Czech , Czechia

Mississippi silvery minnow , English , USA

Mississippi peitellõug , Estonian , Estonia

密西西比突頜魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

密西西比突颌鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Khibognat , Russian , Russia

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cypriniformes

Family: Leuciscidae

Genus: Hybognathus

Species: Hybognathus nuchalis Agassiz, 1855

Climate Zone

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Subtropical

Location

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Biology

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Occurs in pools and backwaters of low-gradient creeks and small to large rivers (Ref. 86798). Oviparous, probably open substratum spawners like congeners (Ref. 205).

Habitat

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benthopelagic