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Pimephales promelas Rafinesque, 1820

Fathead minnow
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Germany country information

Common names: Fettköpfige Elritze
Occurrence: questionable
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: No reports of establishment after introduction.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/gm.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.ble.de/index.cfm?8C712107D9244972B3C193AC1917DCE7#Handelsbezeichnungen
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Welcomme, R.L., 1988
National Database: AGRDEU

Common names from other countries

Tête de boule, Tête de boule, Tête-de-boule, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Leuciscidae (Minnows) > Pogonichthyinae
Etymology: Pimephales: Greek, pimeles, -es = fat + Greek, phales = whale; if the root is Greek, phales, -etos = penis (Ref. 45335);  promelas: From the words pro, meaning forward; and melas, black (referring to the black head of nuptial males) (Ref. 10294).
  More on author: Rafinesque.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal.   Subtropical; 0°C - 33°C (Ref. 35682); 61°N - 29°N

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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