Cyprinidae

fathead minnow

Pimephales promelas

Ten Point One Centimeters Carp of the Atlantic Ocean

• Black
• Tropical
• Northern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Central America and the Caribbean
• North America
• Fusiform
• Small
• Tropical fish

Fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas), also known as fathead or tuffy, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. The natural geographic range extends throughout much of North America, from central Canada south along the Rockies to Texas, and east to Virginia and the Northeastern United States. This minnow has also been introduced to many other areas via bait bucket releases.