Talk:Minnow/Archive 1

Archive 1

Technically speaking

Removed redirect to gambusia, as it was extremely misleading. Gambusia affinis, the mosquitofish, is the subject of that article, and it is not even remotely a minnow. It is a viviparous member of order Cyprinodontiformes, not a viviparous (minnows and carps) at all. (In fact, the Siluriformes—catfish—are more closely related to true minnows than Gambusia is.) &8212Tkinias 08:39, 24 Mar 2004 (UTC)

I reverted Wiglaf's change; the use of minnow to refer to a stickleback is, according to OED, a specifically British regional usage, not Eurasia-wide. This could probably be clarified, though. —Tkinias 03:17, 7 Apr 2004 (UTC)

Well done. I am ashamed to admit that I read the text too carelessly and thought that it was yet another anglo-centric text telling that a particular animal was to be found in Britain.Wiglaf 14:39, 11 Apr 2004 (CET)

Removed "Minnow, a metaphoric term used (particularly in sports) for an underdog." No sources.--Jsderwin (talk) 22:43, 5 December 2009 (UTC)

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Mudminnows

excuse me, but where do mudminnows fit into all of this? should they be classed as 'true' or 'other' minnows? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ohdear15 (talk • contribs) 18:44, 16 April 2013 (UTC)

Comment

"Smaller fish in the subfamily Leuciscinae are considered to be 'true' minnows." Speling12345 (talk) 7:02, 17 December 2013 (UTC) WTF

Consider merging with page on Common Minnow

There is a Wikipedia page "common minnow". Maybe consider merging the two.Mschutt (talk) 12:35, 12 December 2016 (UTC)