Fathead minnow
Pimephales promelas
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A minnow from North America, very hardy: it tolerates turbid, warm and oxygen-poor water. It has been introduced outside its native range, including Europe. It reaches about 10 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Pimephales promelas
- Family
- Leuciscidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Leuciscidae
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Synonyms
- Cliola smithii, Colistus parietalis, Hyborhynchus confertus, Hyborhynchus nigellus, Hyborhynchus puniceus, Pimephales agassizii, Pimephales anuli, Pimephales fasciatus, Pimephales maculosus, Pimephales milesii, Pimephales promelas harveyensis, Pimephales promelas promelas, Pimephalus promelas, Plargyrus melanocephalus
Origin
- Native region
- América do Norte
Water
- Temperature
- 0–33.2 °C
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 10.1 cm
- Lifespan
- 5 years
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Bottom
- Diet
- Omnivore
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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