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Pimephales promelas Rafinesque, 1820

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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SPECIES
Published in
Rafinesque, C. S. (1820). Fishes of the Ohio River. [Ichthyologia Ohiensis, Part 6]. <em>Western Review and Miscellaneous Magazine: a monthly publ., devoted to literature and science, Lexington, KY.</em> v. 2 (no. 5): 299-307.
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Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
order
Cypriniformes
family
Cyprinidae
genus
Pimephales
species
Pimephales promelas

Name

Synonyms
Cliola smithii Evermann & Cox, 1896
Colistus parietalis Cope, 1871
Hyborhynchus confertus Girard, 1856
Hyborhynchus nigellus Cope, 1875
Hyborhynchus puniceus Girard, 1856
Pimepales promelas Rafinesque, 1820
Pimephales agassizii Cope, 1867
Pimephales anuli Kendall, 1903
Pimephales fasciatus Girard, 1856
Pimephales maculosus Girard, 1856
Pimephales milesii Cope, 1865
Pimephales promelas harveyensis Hubbs & Lagler, 1949
Pimephales promelas promelas
Pimephalus promelas Rafinesque, 1820
Plargyrus melanocephalus Abbott, 1860
Homonyms
Pimephales promelas Rafinesque, 1820
Common names
Black-Head Minnow in English
Black-head minnow in English
Carpita cabezona in Spanish
Dikkopelrits in Dutch
Dikkopelrits in Dutch
Fathead Minnow in English
Fathead Minnow (Rosy Reds) in English
Fathead Minnow (Rosy Reds) in English
Fathead minnow in English
Fathead minnow in English
Fathead minnow in English
Fathead minnow in English
Fathead minnow in English
Fathead minnow in English
Fathead minnow in English
Fathead minnow in English
Fettköpfige Elritze in German
Fettköpfige Elritze in German
Jeleček velkohlavý in Czech
Knölskallelöja in Swedish
Mino cabezón in Spanish
Paksupäämutu in Finnish
Rosey Reds in English
Rosey reds in English
Tykhovedet elritse in Danish
Tyrehoved in Danish
Tête de boule in French
Tête de boule in French
Tête-de-boule in French
Tüse tömpnina in Estonian
Vairon américain in French
amerikaanse elrits, amerikaanse dikkop-elrits in Dutch
carpita cabezona in Spanish
fathead minnow in language.
fathead minnow in English
fathead minnow in English
tête-de-boule in French
vairon américain in French
胖头鱥 in language.
胖頭鱥 in language.
Dikkopelrits in Dutch
Fathead Minnow in English
Fathead Minnow in English
dikkopelrits in Dutch
knölskallelöja in Swedish
knölskallelöja in Swedish
carpita cabezona in Spanish
fathead minnow in English
tête-de-boule in French

Bibliographic References

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