Motherless minnow / Sunbleak · Leucaspius delineatus

Motherless minnow / Sunbleak in the Bridgwater / Taunton Canal

Largest measured motherless minnow / sunbleak: 6.9 cm

The largest motherless minnow / sunbleak measured in Environment Agency surveys of the Bridgwater / Taunton Canal was 6.9 cm, recorded at Coxland on 12 May 1994.

Across 32 measured motherless minnow / sunbleak, the median measured length was 5 cm.

Surveyors recorded weights for 20 motherless minnow / sunbleak. The median was 0.1 oz (0.0015 kg) and the largest recorded weight was 0.2 oz (0.005 kg).

RiverFish uses Environment Agency survey measurements rather than rod-and-line angling records. These figures show fish measured during EA surveys of the Bridgwater / Taunton Canal.

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Most recent observation19 May 1994Bowerings · 7 fish

Largest measured motherless minnow / sunbleak: 6.9 cm
Median length: 5 cm
Fish measured: 32
Survey locations: 9

Individual EA measurements

Largest measured motherless minnow / sunbleak

The largest individual measurements in this river and species dataset. Equal measurements are retained as separate surveyed fish.

Length	Survey date	Survey location	Survey ID
6.9 cm	12 May 1994	Coxland	79695
6.6 cm	18 May 1994	Stock Moor Rhyne	79698
6.1 cm	12 May 1994	Coxland	79695
6 cm	4 May 1994	Outwood	79654
5.6 cm	19 May 1994	Bowerings	79699
5.5 cm	4 May 1994	Outwood	79654
5.4 cm	18 May 1994	Stock Moor Rhyne	79698
5.2 cm	19 May 1994	Bowerings	79699
5.2 cm	4 May 1994	Outwood	79654
5.2 cm	20 Apr 1994	Upstream Maiden Brook	79648

Lengths are direct survey measurements. RiverFish does not estimate fish weights from length.

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Where motherless minnow / sunbleak were found

Each point marks a survey location with at least one motherless minnow / sunbleak record.

Choose a point on the map to see what was recorded there.

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Place surveyed	First recorded	Last recorded	Visits finding motherless minnow / sunbleak
Bowerings	19 May 1994	19 May 1994	1
Stock Moor Rhyne	18 May 1994	18 May 1994	1
Coxland	12 May 1994	12 May 1994	1
Fordgate	11 May 1994	11 May 1994	1
Downstream Lower Maunsel Lock	5 May 1994	5 May 1994	1
Outwood	4 May 1994	4 May 1994	1
Charlton	27 Apr 1994	27 Apr 1994	1
Hyde Lane	21 Apr 1994	21 Apr 1994	1
Upstream Maiden Brook	20 Apr 1994	20 Apr 1994	1

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1994–1994

Survey records by year

Each bar shows how many survey visits recorded motherless minnow / sunbleak that year.

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Fish measured by surveyors

Measured length distribution

See how the 32 measured fish were spread across different length ranges.

Smallest: 4 cm
Lower quarter: 4.7 cm
Median: 5 cm
Upper quarter: 5.2 cm
Largest: 6.9 cm

0–99 mm

Lengths are direct survey measurements rather than anglers’ catches.

Fish weighed by surveyors

Measured weight summary

Recorded weights were available for 20 motherless minnow / sunbleak. This is a subset of the measured fish and may not represent the whole population.

Lightest: 0 oz (0.001 kg)
Lower quarter: 0 oz (0.001 kg)
Median: 0.1 oz (0.0015 kg)
Upper quarter: 0.1 oz (0.0022 kg)
Heaviest: 0.2 oz (0.005 kg)

These are direct individual weights recorded by Environment Agency surveyors. Combined bulk weights are not included.

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Good to know

These are past survey records, so the fish present today may be different. Map points are approximate—check local access, permissions and fishing rules before visiting.

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