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The common minnow (*Phoxinus phoxinus*) is a species of fish within the family Cyprinidae and order Cypriniformes. It belongs to the class Teleostei and phylum Chordata, with the genus *Phoxinus* serving as its parent taxon. The species name was established by Linnaeus in 1758, and its taxonomic status is accepted.
This organism inhabits both freshwater and brackish environments. Its range spans the Eurasian continent, extending from the United Kingdom and Spain to eastern Siberia and Korea. In China, it is found in the Heilongjiang, Yalu, Ertix, and Tumen rivers, typically in slow-moving, clear water. The type locality for the species is in Europe.
The IUCN Red List assessed the common minnow as Least Concern in 2024. The species is also referred to by various common names, including minnow, střevle potoční, elrits, vairon, and véron.
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Species
Least Concernminnow
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderCypriniformes
- FamilyCyprinidae
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Encyclopedic overview
Phoxinus phoxinus (known colloquially as the Eurasian minnow, minnow, Channel minnow, or common minnow) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, minnows and related fishes. It is the type species of genus Phoxinus. This taxon was formerly considered to be the only species in the genus Phoxinus found in Europe and to have a wide geographic range in Eurasia, however, it is now regarded as part of a species complex with new species being described across its former range and this species being restricted to Western Europe. It occurs predominantly in cool (12–20 °C (54–68 °F)) streams and well-oxygenated lakes and ponds. It is noted for being a gregarious species, shoaling in large numbers.
Taxonomy
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “common minnow” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.