Abstract
Phoxinus phoxinus (L.) named as European
minnow or common minnow, is a very widespread
species, is found across the Europe and Asia,
from the Atlantic to the Pacific (Howes 1985,
Banarescu 1990).
Minnows are a common cyprinid species in
lakes and rivers of the Palearctic region. It can
live in a wide variety of habitats from cold and
well oxygenated habitats from small, fast-flowing
streams to large Nordic lowland rivers and from
small upland lakes to large oligotrophic lakes.
Usually occurs in association with salmonid
fishes (Kottelat, M. and J. Freyhof 2007).
Cuvinte cheie
common minnow
river
subalpine lake
food items
grow