Fathead Minnow (Rosy Reds)
Pimephales promelas Rafinesque, 1820
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Teleostei |
| Order | Cypriniformes |
| Family | Leuciscidae |
| Genus | Pimephales |
| Species | Pimephales promelas Rafinesque, 1820 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygoxene
- Realm
- Aquatic
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Kentucky.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Kentucky
Counties
- Kentucky
- Barren
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
LC Least Concern
Assessed in 2019.
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- United States
- N5 Secure
- Canada
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- South Dakota
- S5 Secure
- Alabama
- SNA Not Applicable
- Arkansas
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Minnesota
- SNR Unranked
- Maine
- SU Unrankable
- Oregon
- SNA Not Applicable
- California
- SNA Not Applicable
- Iowa
- S5 Secure
- Ohio
- SNR Unranked
- Washington
- SNA Not Applicable
- Utah
- SNA Not Applicable
- Missouri
- SNR Unranked
- Tennessee
- SNA Not Applicable
- Connecticut
- SNA Not Applicable
- West Virginia
- S4 Apparently Secure
- New Mexico
- SNA Not Applicable
- North Carolina
- SNA Not Applicable
- Georgia
- SNA Not Applicable
- Illinois
- S5 Secure
- Oklahoma
- SNR Unranked
- New Hampshire
- SNA Not Applicable
- Delaware
- SNA Not Applicable
- Wyoming
- S5 Secure
- Montana
- S5 Secure
- Indiana
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Wisconsin
- S5 Secure
- Pennsylvania
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Nebraska
- S5 Secure
- Idaho
- SNA Not Applicable
- Maryland
- SNA Not Applicable
- Texas
- S5 Secure
- New York
- S5 Secure
- Louisiana
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Michigan
- S5 Secure
- Colorado
- S5 Secure
- Vermont
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Arizona
- SNA Not Applicable
- Virginia
- S4 Apparently Secure
- North Dakota
- SNR Unranked
- Mississippi
- SNA Not Applicable
- Kentucky
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Navajo Nation
- SNA Not Applicable
- Kansas
- S5 Secure
- Nevada
- SNA Not Applicable
- Massachusetts
- SNA Not Applicable
- Saskatchewan
- S5 Secure
- Alberta
- S4 Apparently Secure
- British Columbia
- SNA Not Applicable
- New Brunswick
- SU Unrankable
- Ontario
- S5 Secure
- Quebec
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Manitoba
- S5 Secure
- Northwest Territories
- SU Unrankable
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Pearson, W.D. & Boston, C.H., Jr. 1995. Distribution and status of the northern cavefish, Amblyopsis spelaea. Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Fish and Wildlife, Nongame and Endangered Wildlife Program,, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. 99 pp.
How to cite this account
Pimephales promelas Rafinesque, 1820. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2826. https://cavebiology.org/species/pimephales-promelas/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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