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Fathead minnow

Pimephales promelas

Rafinesque, 1820

fathead minnow Species Photo

Classification

Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Alternate Names:

Status: Presumed Introduced


Freshwater


Notes:


Basin Distribution in Georgia:

Distribution map under review.









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