Pimephales tenellus (Girard, 1856)
Slim minnow

Family:  Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Pogonichthyinae
Max. size:  7 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  North America: in southern Missouri, eastern Kansas, Arkansas and northeastern Oklahoma, USA. Previously, 2 subspecies were recognized: Pimephales tenellus parviceps in the Castor, St. Francis, Black, White, lower Kansas, Ouachita and Little River systems; Pimephales tenellus tenellus in the Arkansas River drainage west of Arkansas-Oklahoma state line.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Inhabits sand-bottomed and gravel-bottomed pools and runs of creeks and small rivers.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 March 2012 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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