Pimephales vigilax
Pimephales vigilax (Baird & Girard, 1853)
Bullhead minnow
Pimephales vigilax
photo by Lyons, J.


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Family:  Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Pogonichthyinae
Max. size:  9.2 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  North America: Mississippi River basin from western Pennsylvania to Minnesota in USA, and south to Gulf; Gulf Slope drainages from Mobile Bay in Georgia and Alabama to Rio Grande in Texas and New Mexico, USA and Mexico.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Adults occur in quiet pools and run over sand, silt, or gravel, in small to large rivers. Most common in medium-sized rivers (Ref. 5723, 10294). They feed on insect immatures (Ref. 10294). Migratory behaviour is undetermined (Ref. 126106).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 02 July 2018 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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