199. Pimephales promelas Rafinesque, 1820

Common name. Fathead minnow

Taxonomy. Original description: Pimephales promelas Rafinesque 1820: 299 [Pond near Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. A; holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown] .

Revisions. None.

Illustrations. None.

Distribution in Iran. —Distribution in River Basin: Namak Lake.—Distribution in Ecoregions: 447-Namak.

Status in Iran. [Exotic].—None.—Listed in previous checklists from Iran by Esmaeili et al. (2017 a, 2018) and Eagderi et al. (2022).—Iran material: None.

Conservation. Not relevant (introduced species).

Remarks. No recent report of this fish is available, its presence for Iran needs confirmation by specimen.