Phoxinus phoxinus: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the phoxinus phoxinus lives – recorded in 12 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Phoxinus phoxinus
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	12 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Cypriniformes
Family	Cyprinidae

Where does the phoxinus phoxinus live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the phoxinus phoxinus in 12 countries and territories across Europe. In Norway it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the phoxinus phoxinus endangered?

The phoxinus phoxinus’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the phoxinus phoxinus?

The phoxinus phoxinus (Phoxinus phoxinus) is a ray-finned fish in the order Cypriniformes and the family Cyprinidae, genus Phoxinus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the phoxinus phoxinus

Phoxinus phoxinus (known colloquially as the Eurasian minnow, minnow, Channel minnow, or common minnow) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, minnows and related fishes. It is the type species of genus Phoxinus. This taxon was formerly considered to be the only species in the genus Phoxinus found in Europe and to have a wide geographic range in Eurasia, however, it is now regarded as part of a species complex with new species being described across its former range and this species being restricted to Western Europe. It occurs predominantly in cool (12–20 °C (54–68 °F)) streams and well-oxygenated lakes and ponds. It is noted for being a gregarious species, shoaling in large numbers.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Phoxinus phoxinus (revision 1376298500), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q214278 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).