Pimephales
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Pimephales, commonly known as the bluntnose minnow
s (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.
Minnow
Minnow is a general term used to refer to small freshwater and saltwater fish, especially those used as bait fish or for fishing bait. More specifically, it refers to small freshwater fish of the carp family.-True minnows:...
s (a term used locally to refer to Pimephales notatus specifically), is a genus of cyprinid
Cyprinid
The family Cyprinidae, from the Ancient Greek kyprînos , consists of the carps, the true minnows, and their relatives . Commonly called the carp family or the minnow family, its members are also known as cyprinids...
fish found in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
. All of the four species are small fish, with P. notatus being the largest at 11 cm.
Species
- Pimephales notatus (Rafinesque, 1820) (Bluntnose minnow)
- Pimephales promelas Rafinesque, 1820 (Fathead minnow)
- Pimephales tenellus (GirardCharles Frédéric GirardCharles Frédéric Girard was a French biologist specializing in ichthyology and herpetology.Born in Mulhouse, France, he studied at the College of Neuchâtel, Switzerland as a student of Louis Agassiz. In 1847, he accompanied Agassiz as his assistant to Harvard...
, 1856) (Slim minnow) - Pimephales vigilaxPimephales vigilaxPimephales vigilax, also known as the bullhead minnow, is a species of freshwater demersal fish. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee.-External links:*...
(BairdSpencer Fullerton BairdSpencer Fullerton Baird was an American ornithologist, ichthyologist and herpetologist. Starting in 1850 he was assistant-secretary and later secretary of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C...
& GirardCharles Frédéric GirardCharles Frédéric Girard was a French biologist specializing in ichthyology and herpetology.Born in Mulhouse, France, he studied at the College of Neuchâtel, Switzerland as a student of Louis Agassiz. In 1847, he accompanied Agassiz as his assistant to Harvard...
, 1853) (Bullhead minnow)