Fathead minnow

Fathead minnow
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae
Subfamily: Pogonichthyinae
Genus: Pimephales
Species:
P. promelas
Binomial name
Pimephales promelas
(Rafinesque, 1820)
Synonyms[2]
  • Hyborhynchus confertus Girard, 1856
  • Pimephales fasciatus Girard, 1856
  • Pimephales maculosus Girard, 1856
  • Hyborhynchus puniceus Girard, 1856
  • Plargyrus melanocephalus Abbott, 1860
  • Pimephales milesii Cope, 1865:
  • Pimephales agassizii Cope, 1867
  • Coliscus parietalis Cope, 1871
  • Hyborhynchus nigellus Cope, 1875
  • Cliola smithi Evermann & Cox, 1896
  • Pimephales anuli Kendall, 1903
  • Pimephales promelas harveyensis C. L. Hubbs & Lagler, 1949

The fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas), also know as the rosy red minnow, is a species of freshwater fish. They are in the Pimephales genus of the cyprinid family. They live in North America and central Canada.[3] This minnow has been introduced to many areas by people. They are golden. They are a feeder fish and are sold in pet stores.

References

  1. ↑ NatureServe & Daniels, A. (2019). "Pimephales promelas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T191292A130031376. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T191292A130031376.en. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  2. ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Pimephales". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  3. ↑ Page, Lawrence M. and Brooks M. Burr (1991), Freshwater Fishes, p. 129-130, Houghton Mifflin, New York, NY. ISBN 0-395-91091-9


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