The Eurasian minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus) is a species of freshwater fish. It is a member of the carp family (family Cyprinidae) of order Cypriniformes, and is the type species of genus Phoxinus. It is ubiquitous throughout much of Eurasia, from Britain and Spain to eastern Siberia, predominantly in cold (12–20 °C) streams and well-oxygenated lakes and ponds. It is noted for being a gregarious species, shoaling in large numbers. The conservation status of a species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species continuing to survive. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms (as opposed to folk taxonomy). ... Phyla Animals are a major group of organisms, classified as the kingdom Animalia or Meta­zoa. ... Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicatas Ascidiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with... Orders See text The Actinopterygii are the ray-finned fish. ... Families Suborder Cobitoidea     Balitoridae (hillstream loaches)     Catostomidae (suckers)     Cobitidae (loaches)     Gyrinocheilidae (algae eaters) Suborder Cyprinoidea     Cyprinidae (carps and minnows) The Cypriniformes are an order of ray-finned fish, including the minnows and some related families. ... Genera (many, see text) The family Cyprinidae, named after the Greek word for goldfish, consists of the carps and minnows. ... Species (see text) Phoxinus Rafinesque, 1820, is a genus of freshwater fish in the carp family (family Cyprinidae) of order Cypriniformes. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal method of naming species. ... Carolus Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as , (May 23, 1707 – January 10, 1778), was a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist[1] who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of nomenclature. ... 1758 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... In biology, a species is the basic unit of biodiversity. ... For the village on the Isle of Wight, see Freshwater, Isle of Wight. ... Atlantic herring, Clupea harengus: one of the most abundant species of fish in the world. ... Genera Abramis Aristichthys Barbodes Carassius Cirrhinus Ctenopharyngodon Cyprinus Epalzeorhynchos Henicorhynchus Hypophthalmichthys Labeo Mylopharyngodon and others A carp is any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. ... In biological classification, family (Latin: familia, plural familiae) is 1) a rank or 2) a taxon in that rank. ... Genera (many, see text) The family Cyprinidae, named after the Greek word for goldfish, consists of the carps and minnows. ... Scientific classification or biological classification refers to how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Families Suborder Cobitoidea     Balitoridae (hillstream loaches)     Catostomidae (suckers)     Cobitidae (loaches)     Gyrinocheilidae (algae eaters) Suborder Cyprinoidea     Cyprinidae (carps and minnows) The Cypriniformes are an order of ray-finned fish, including the minnows and some related families. ... Type specimens When a new species is discovered, more important than creating a new and unique name for the species is developing a reasonably detailed description. ... In biology, a genus (plural genera) is a taxonomic grouping. ... Species (see text) Phoxinus Rafinesque, 1820, is a genus of freshwater fish in the carp family (family Cyprinidae) of order Cypriniformes. ... Eurasia African-Eurasian aspect of Earth Eurasia is the landmass composed of Europe and Asia. ... Siberia is also an album by Echo & The Bunnymen. ...

The species is of drab coloration and unremarkable appearance, although the males display a red belly during the spawning season. It reaches a maximum overall length of 14 cm. The word male has the following meanings: In biology, it refers to one half of a heterogamous reproduction system, where the female is the other half. ...

This fish is the archetypal minnow, and is also known as the common or European minnow. It is known by a great variety of names in the various languages spoken across its range: the French grisette, the German Elritze, the Russian гольян (gol'jan), etc. There are also many obsolete binomial synonyms; the original name assigned by Linnaeus was Cyprinus phoxinus. The word minnow can mean, in decreasing order of specificity: The Eurasian minnow, Phoxinus phoxinus (Linnaeus, 1758) Any, particularly small, fish of the family Cyprinidae Fish of the family Galaxiidae, in particular those of genus galaxiid occurring in the Southern Hemisphere. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal method of naming species. ...

The Eurasian minnow is used commercially primarily as bait; it is also important in laboratory research. This is due to its stereotypical fishlike qualities. They are also some of the slowest fish.

References

• World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). Phoxinus phoxinus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Downloaded on 12 May 2006.
• Phoxinus phoxinus. FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. October 2004 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2004.
• Phoxinus phoxinus (TSN 163596). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 12 December 2004.