Pimephales

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Pimephales
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Cypriniformes Family: Cyprinidae Genus: Pimephales Rafinesque, 1829
Species
Pimephales notatus Pimephales promelas Pimephales tenellus Pimephales vigilax

Pimephales, commonly known as the bluntnose minnows (a common name also used specifically for Pimephales notatus), 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.

[edit] References

• "Pimephales". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. November 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.