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Slim minnow

Pimephales tenellus (Girard, 1856)

Status not recordedbony fish

The slim minnow (Pimephales tenellus) is a species in the family Cyprinidae, order Cypriniformes.

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Quick facts about the slim minnow

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the slim minnow live?

Not recorded

Is the slim minnow endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the slim minnow classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCyprinidae
  6. genusPimephales
  7. SpeciesPimephales tenellus (Girard, 1856)

Synonyms Ceratichthys callarchus, Ceratichthys tenellus, Hyborhynchus tenellus

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • jeleček štíhlýCzech

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the slim minnow

Other species in the same genus Pimephales.

Tuffy

Pimephales promelas

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the slim minnow?

The slim minnow (Pimephales tenellus) belongs to the family Cyprinidae in the order Cypriniformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Slim minnow (Pimephales tenellus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/slim-minnow

MLA

“Slim minnow (Pimephales tenellus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/slim-minnow.

BibTeX
@misc{slim_minnow_2026,
  title = {Slim minnow (Pimephales tenellus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/slim-minnow},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}