Eurasian minnow
Phoxinus phoxinus
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A European minnow from cold, well-oxygenated waters.
- Scientific name
- Phoxinus phoxinus
- Family
- Leuciscidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Leuciscidae
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Synonyms
- Cyprinus aphya, Cyprinus chrysoprasius, Cyprinus galian, Cyprinus isetensis, Cyprinus lumaireul, Cyprinus morella, Cyprinus phoxinus, Cyprinus rivularis, Leuciscus phoxinus, Phoxinus csikii, Phoxinus czekanowskii sedelnikowi, Phoxinus laevis, Phoxinus laevis balchaschana, Phoxinus laevis mikrosquamatus, Phoxinus laevis ujmonensis
Origin
- Native region
- Europa, Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 2–20 °C
- pH
- 7–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 10–20 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 14 cm
- Lifespan
- 13 years
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Bottom
- Diet
- Omnivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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