BLUNTNOSE MINNOW

Bluntnose Minnow (Pimephales notatus)

This is probably the most common fish in Ohio. Bluntnose utilize and tolerate a wide variety of habitat conditions. They are found in every water body capable of supporting fish life and thrive in turbid, nutrient rich waters. They are equally at home in small streams to the largest rivers and lakes. They can become abundant in disturbed habitats when the numbers of competitor species more sensitive to increased turbidities, siltation of instream substrates, or increased water temperatures decline.