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Tuffy

Pimephales promelas Rafinesque, 1820

Status not recordedbony fish

The tuffy (Pimephales promelas) is a species in the family Cyprinidae, order Cypriniformes.

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Quick facts about the tuffy

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 tuffy live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the tuffy as introduced in 5 countries.

  1. Belgium
  2. France
  3. Germany
  4. Iran
  5. United Kingdom

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the tuffy 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 tuffy classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCyprinidae
  6. genusPimephales
  7. SpeciesPimephales promelas Rafinesque, 1820

Synonyms Cliola smithii, Coliscus parietalis, Colistus parietalis, Hyborhynchus confertus, Hyborhynchus nigellus, Hyborhynchus puniceus, Pimepales promelas, Pimephales agassizii, Pimephales anuli, Pimephales fasciatus, Pimephales maculosus, Pimephales milesii, Pimephales promelas harveyensis, Pimephales promelas promelas, Pimephalus promelas, Plargyrus melanocephalus

Other names and names in other languages (23)
  • BlackheadEnglish
  • FatheadEnglish
  • Fathead minnowEnglish
  • MudminnowEnglish
  • Rosy-red minnowEnglish
  • jeleček velkohlavýCzech
  • TyrehovedDanish
  • Dickkopf-ElritzeGerman
  • carpita cabezonaSpanish
  • paksupäämutuFinnish
  • tête-de-bouleFrench
  • ファットヘッドミノーJapanese
  • Melnais resngalvisLatvian
  • dikkopelritsDutch
  • strzebla grubogłowaPolish
  • Чёрный толстоголовRussian
  • tolstoglavi pisanecSlovenian
  • knölskallelöjaSwedish
  • Amerikanische DickkopfelritzeGerman
  • Amerikanische ElritzeGerman
  • Méné à grosse têteFrench
  • vairon américainFrench
  • Amerikaanse dikkop-elritsDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the tuffy

Other species in the same genus Pimephales.

Slim minnow

Pimephales tenellus

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

CompareTuffy vs Bluntnose minnowTuffy vs Bullhead minnowTuffy vs Slim minnow

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the tuffy an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the tuffy as introduced in 5 countries: Belgium, France, Germany, Iran and United Kingdom, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the tuffy?

The tuffy (Pimephales promelas) belongs to the family Cyprinidae in the order Cypriniformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Tuffy (Pimephales promelas). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/tuffy

MLA

“Tuffy (Pimephales promelas).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/tuffy.

BibTeX
@misc{tuffy_2026,
  title = {Tuffy (Pimephales promelas)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/tuffy},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}