#2123 · 🐟 fish

European Minnow

🇳🇱 Elrits ·Phoxinus phoxinus

LCleast concern 🐟 Fish 📍 in the Netherlands

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what is it?

The Eurasian minnow , minnow , or common minnow ( Phoxinus phoxinus ) is a small species of freshwater fish in the carp family Cyprinidae. It is the type species of genus Phoxinus . It is ubiquitous throughout much of Eurasia, from Britain and Spain to eastern Siberia, predominantly in cool (12–20 °C) streams and well-oxygenated lakes and ponds. It is noted for being a gregarious species, shoaling in large numbers.

base stats

NL sightings 13iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 1,527iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).