Biology:Pimephales

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Pimephales
Fathead Minnow - Breeding Male.JPG
Fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Pimephales
Rafinesque, 1820
Type species
Pimephales promelas
Rafinesque, 1820
Synonyms
  • Ceraticthys Baird & Girard, 1853
  • Cliola Girard,1856
  • Cochlognathus Baird & Girard, 1854
  • Coliscus Cope, 1871
  • Hyborhynchus Agassiz, 1855
  • Hypargyrus Forbes, 1884
  • Spinicephalus Lesueur, 1896

Pimephales, commonly known as the bluntnose minnows (a term used locally to refer to Pimephales notatus specifically), is a genus of cyprinid fish found in North America. All of the four species are small fish, with P. notatus being the largest at 11 cm. (about 4.3 in.) These minnows can be found all over North America and are commonly used as fish bait.

Species

  • Pimephales notatus (Rafinesque, 1820) (bluntnose minnow)
  • Pimephales promelas Rafinesque, 1820 (fathead minnow)
  • Pimephales tenellus (Girard, 1856) (slim minnow)
  • Pimephales vigilax (S. F. Baird & Girard, 1853) (bullhead minnow)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2707506 entry