Fathead minnow

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Fathead minnow
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Leuciscinae
Genus:	Pimephales
Species:	P. promelas
Binomial name
Pimephales promelas (Rafinesque, 1820)
Synonyms
Hyborhynchus confertus Girard, 1856 Pimephales fasciatus Girard, 1856 Pimephales maculosus Girard, 1856 Hyborhynchus puniceus Girard, 1856 Plargyrus melanocephalus Abbott, 1860 Pimephales milesii Cope, 1865 Pimephales agassizii Cope, 1867 Colistus parietalis Cope, 1871 Hyborhynchus nigellus Cope, 1875 Cliola smithii Evermann & Cox, 1896 Pimephales anuli Kendall, 1903

Fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas), also known as fathead or tuffy, is a species of temperate freshwater fish belonging to the genus Pimephales of the cyprinid family. The natural geographic range extends throughout much of North America, from central Canada south along the Rockies to Texas, and east to Virginia and the Northeastern United States.^[2] This minnow has also been introduced to many other areas via bait bucket releases. Its golden, or xanthic, strain, known as the rosy-red minnow, is a very common feeder fish sold in the United States and Canada. This fish is best known for producing Schreckstoff (a distress signal).