Western silvery minnow

The western silvery minnow (Hybognathus argyritis) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows.^[2] This fish is native to North America where it is found in the Missouri River basin, the Mississippi River drainage from the mouth of the Missouri River to the mouth of Ohio River, and the South Saskatchewan River in Alberta.^[3]

Western silvery minnow
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Leuciscidae
Subfamily:	Pogonichthyinae
Genus:	Hybognathus
Species:	H. argyritis
Binomial name
Hybognathus argyritis Girard, 1856