Specimen Information

Pimephales promelas
Pimephales promelas
(Fathead Minnow)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID33381
GroupFishes
GenusPimephales
Speciespromelas
Common NameFathead Minnow
StateID
CountyTwin Falls
LocalityTwin Falls
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameUpper Snake-Rock
HUC8 Number17040212
Map
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Collection Year1962
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystocked for forage
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1419
Author:Linder, A.D.
Date:1963
Title:Idaho's alien fishes.
Journal:Tebiwa
Volume:6
Issue:2
Pages:12-15
Reference 2
Ref. Number:133
Author:Simpson, J., and R. Wallace.
Date:1978
Title:Fishes of Idaho.
Publisher:University of Idaho Press
Pages:237 pp
CommentsIntroduced in various ponds in the vicinity of Twin Falls.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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