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MINNOW (Leuciscus phoxinus)
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See also:MINNOW (Leuciscus phoxinus) , the smallest See also:British See also:fish of the Cyprinoid See also:family, readily distinguished by its very See also:minute scales. The See also:ordinary name is derived from the See also:common Indo-See also:European word for " little " (cf. See also:Lat., See also:minor), and " minnow " is popularly identified with any tiny fish; in See also:America it is given to small forms of the Gambusia and Notropis genera, &c. The British minnow abounds in lakes, See also:rivers and See also:brooks, See also:swimming in See also:schools, and shifting its ground in See also:search of See also:food, in the shape of every See also:kind of See also:animal and See also:vegetable substance. It ranges from Scandinavia to See also:south See also:Europe, and from See also:Ireland to See also:north-See also:east See also:Asia, attaining an See also:elevation of nearly 8000 ft. in the See also:Alps. Its See also:size varies from between 2 and 3 in. to as much as 4 or 5 in. The minnow is commonly used by anglers for bait, and is useful in ponds as food for See also:trout, See also:perch or See also:pike. End of Article: MINNOW (Leuciscus phoxinus)Additional information and CommentsThere are no comments yet for this article.
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