Bullhead minnow (Pimephales vigilax)

Scientific name: Pimephales vigilax Baird & Girard, 1853

Bullhead minnow (Pimephales vigilax)

The Bullhead minnow (Pimephales vigilax) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae.

Biology

Occurs in quiet pools and runs over sand, silt, or gravel, in small to large rivers. Most common in medium-sized rivers. Feeds on insect immatures.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pimephales vigilax
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
9.2
Common length
5.7
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
North America: Mississippi River basin from western Pennsylvania to Minnesota in USA, and south to Gulf; Gulf Slope drainages from Mobile Bay in Georgia and Alabama to Rio Grande in Texas and New Mexico, USA and Mexico.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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