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Name: |
Bluntnose Minnow |
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Other Common
Names: |
Blue-nosed chub, fathead chub, bullhead minnow |
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Scientific Name: |
Pimephales notatus |
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Length: |
Average length is 2.5 inches |
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Identification: |
Broad, flat area just before the dorsal fin; pale olive-green above, silvery-bluish sides and silvery beneath; faint spot appears in first few rays of dorsal fin; dark lateral band from snout to tail |
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Photo & text
courtesy of: |
Iowa Department of Natural Resources Iowa Fish and Fishing by James R. Harlan and Everett B. Speaker with James Mayhew; color illustrations by Maynard F. Reece Fishes of Wisconsin by George C. Becker |