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European Minnow
Phoxinus phoxinus
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Balkan Italic MinnowPhoxinus lumaireul
Phoxinus isetensis
Danubian MinnowPhoxinus csikii
Languedoc minnowPhoxinus septimaniae
Phoxinus marsilii
Phoxinus ujmonensis
Threespine SticklebackGasterosteus aculeatus
Garonne MinnowPhoxinus dragarum
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 130,526 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 130,526 |
| United Kingdom | 472 |
| England | 371 |
| Ireland | 126 |
| Leinster | 122 |
| Scotland | 62 |
| Wales | 38 |
| France | 38 |
| Germany | 36 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Ray-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii |
| Order | Minnows, Suckers, Carps, and Loaches · Cypriniformes |
| Family | True Minnows · Leuciscidae |
| Genus | Eurasian Minnows · Phoxinus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise European Minnow with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.