Slim minnow (Pimephales tenellus)

Scientific name: Pimephales tenellus Girard, 1856

The Slim minnow (Pimephales tenellus) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae.

Biology

Inhabits sand-bottomed and gravel-bottomed pools and runs of creeks and small rivers.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pimephales tenellus
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.0
Common length
5.1
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: in southern Missouri, eastern Kansas, Arkansas and northeastern Oklahoma, USA. Two subspecies: Pimephales tenellus parviceps in the Castor, St. Francis, Black, White, lower Kansas, Ouachita and Little River systems; Pimephales tenellus tenellus in the Arkansas River drainage west of Arkansas-Oklahoma state line.
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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