Sheepshead Minnow
Cyprinodon variegatus
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 2,218
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The sheepshead minnow (Cyprinodon variegatus), also known as sheepshead pupfish, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinodontidae, the pupfishes. It is found in salt marsh and estuary environments and is native to the eastern coasts of North and Central America.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Sheepshead minnow”.