Specimen Information

Pimephales promelas
Pimephales promelas
(Fathead Minnow)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID34999
GroupFishes
GenusPimephales
Speciespromelas
Common NameFathead Minnow
StateMA
CountyHampden
Localitysmall tributary to the Connecticut River, Agawam
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameOutlet Connecticut River
HUC8 Number01080205
Map
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Collection Year1980
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased bait
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1739
Author:Hartel, K.E., D.B. Halliwell, and A.E. Launer.
Date:1996
Title:An Annotated Working List of the Inland Fishes of Massachusetts.
Journal:On-line
Reference 2
Ref. Number:16076
Author:Hartel, K.E., D.B. Halliwell, and A.E. Launer.
Date:2002
Title:Inland fishes of Massachusetts.
Publisher:Massachusetts Audubon Society
Pages:328
Commentsonly one ever collected
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Year Classadult


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