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Pimephales promelas

Pimephales promelas (Pipro_m0.jpg)
by Jinkings, K.

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Size (cm): 10.2 TL
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Sex/Stage: male 
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Remark: (gold form); 1995 



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Pimephales promelas

Pimephales promelas (Pipro_u0.jpg)
by Ott, G.

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Pimephales promelas

Pimephales promelas (Pipro_u1.jpg)
by Divino, J.N.

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Remark: Fathead minnow taking shelter inside a PVC pipe in an aquarium. 



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Pimephales promelas

Pimephales promelas (Pipro_f0.jpg)
by Divino, J.N.
 

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Locality: Canada, Alberta 
Sex/Stage: female 
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Pimephales promelas

Pimephales promelas (Pipro_m1.jpg)
by Divino, J.N.
 

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Locality: Canada, Alberta 
Sex/Stage: male 
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Remark: Males can be distinguished from females by their larger body size, blunter/deeper head shape (hence the species name), and darker fins and head. 



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Pimephales promelas

Pimephales promelas (Pipro_m0.gif)
by McPhail, D.

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Locality: Canada, British Columbia 
Sex/Stage: male 
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Remark: w/ female 



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Pimephales promelas

Pimephales promelas (Pipro_u0.gif)
Ref. No. 12204, Contact info.

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Locality: Canada 
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Reference: Coad, B.W., 1995
Encyclopedia of Canadian fishes.
 
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Remark: Illustration taken from the book "Encyclopedia of Canadian Fishes" by Brian W. Coad with Henry Waszczuk and Italo Labignan, 1995, courtesy of the Canadian Museum of Nature and the Canadian Sportfishes Productions Inc., Illustrator: Sally Gan 



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Pimephales promelas

Pimephales promelas (Pipro_f1.jpg)
by Divino, J.N.
 

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Locality: Canada, Alberta 
Sex/Stage: female 
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Remark: Ventral dissection displaying the 'ripe' ovaries of a female fathead minnow during the spawning season. Females can lay several batches of eggs during a summer, typically in 3 d intervals. 



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