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
Ranks looked up 2 July 2026. Conservation status changes, and a rank here is as current as that date and no more.
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.
References
This account was last revised 6 September 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 2 July 2026.
How to cite this account
Pimephales promelas Rafinesque, 1820. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2826. https://cavebiology.org/species/pimephales-promelas/ (accessed 22 October 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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