Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)/Minnow

MINNOW, or MINIM, in ichthyology, Leuciscus phoxinus, common all over Europe; its average size is about three inches. It is generally found in the same streams with trout, swimming in schools. Known also as the minim. Also a popular name in the United States for the small fishes of many genera of Cyprinidæ.

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