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Eurasian Minnow

Phoxinus phoxinus

Also known as: Common Minnow, European Minnow, Italian Minnow, Zaisan Monnow

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2024
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@zelwelc · Askiz, Russia · March 20211 / 1
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Overview

Found in schools, in cold, well oxygenated waters, of lakes and rivers.
Widespread Eurasia

Cyprinids are stomachless fish with toothless jaws.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
bars
Behaviour
schooling

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Habitat & where to find it

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Found in schools, in cold, well oxygenated waters, of lakes and rivers.

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    Taxonomy

    1. familyLeuciscidae
    2. genusPhoxinus
    3. speciesPhoxinus phoxinus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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