Pimephales promelas
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Main production methods
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Caught
Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Pimephales promelas Rafinesque, 1820
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Habitat
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Freshwater
FAO major fishing areas
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List item: America, North - Inland waters
Area 2 - America, North - Inland waters
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List item: Asia - Inland waters
Area 4 - Asia - Inland waters
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List item: Europe - Inland waters
Area 5 - Europe - Inland waters
Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Pimephales promelas Rafinesque, 1820
Distribution maps
Source: Aquamaps - Computer Generated Native Distribution Map for Pimephales promelas
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Scientific namePimephales promelasAuthorRafinesque, 1820RankSpeciesFAO codePMPMorphological description
The only species of genus introduced to Europe which differs from other cyprinid species in Europe by the following characters: prominent pad of spongy tissue on nape in males; dorsal fin origin about above pelvic fin origin; anal fin with 7½ branched rays; second simple dorsal ray spinous, about 50% length of the third one; lateral line incomplete, usually not reaching dorsal origin; weak midlateral stripe; 41-54 + 2 scales in midlateral row; and mouth terminal (Ref. 59043).
Taxonomic classification- ClassActinopterygii
- OrderCypriniformes
- FamilyCyprinidae
- GenusPimephales
- SpeciesPimephales promelas
- GenusPimephales
- FamilyCyprinidae
- OrderCypriniformes
Synonyms- Hyborhynchus nigellus Cope, 1875
- Pimephales promelas harveyensis Hubbs & Lagler, 1949
- Pimephalus promelas Rafinesque, 1820
- Pimephales maculosus Girard, 1856
- Cliola smithii Evermann & Cox, 1896
- Hyborhynchus puniceus Girard, 1856
- Plargyrus melanocephalus Abbott, 1860
- Hyborhynchus confertus Girard, 1856
- Pimephales anuli Kendall, 1903
- Pimephales fasciatus Girard, 1856
- Pimephales agassizii Cope, 1867
- Colistus parietalis Cope, 1871
- Pimephales promelas promelas Rafinesque, 1820
- Pimephales milesii Cope, 1865
Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Pimephales promelas Rafinesque, 1820
- ClassActinopterygii
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- Other live fish
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- Freshwater fish
- 0301 99 18 — Other
- Freshwater fish
- 0301 99 — Other
- Other live fish
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- Other fish, excluding livers and roes
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- Other fish, excluding livers and roes
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- Other fish, excluding livers and roes
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- Fresh or chilled fillets of other fish
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- 0304 49 10 — Freshwater fish
- 0304 49 — Other
- Other, fresh or chilled
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- 0304 59 10 — Freshwater fish
- 0304 59 — Other
- Frozen fillets of other fish
- 0304 89 — Other
- 0304 89 10 — Freshwater fish
- 0304 89 — Other
- Other, frozen
- 0304 99 — Other
- Other
- 0304 99 21 — Freshwater fish
- Other
- 0304 99 — Other
- Fresh or chilled fillets of other fish
- 0301 — Live fish
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