Western silvery minnow (Hybognathus argyritis) COSEWIC assessment and status report: chapter 9

Special Significance of the Species

The western silvery minnow is probably an important forage species where abundant. In the U.S. it may have some value as a bait fish (Eddy and Underhill 1974), but in Canada (Alberta) since it has been listed as “Threatened” it is no longer allowed for use as bait. The recent identification in Canada and its distribution and habitat requirements are of interest to science in relation to the zoogeographic history and distribution of species subsequent to the Wisconsin Period of glaciation.

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