'Pimephales promelas' definitions:

Definition of 'Pimephales promelas'

From: GCIDE
  • Fathead \Fat"head`\, n. (Zool.) (a) A cyprinoid fish of the Mississippi valley ({Pimephales promelas}); -- called also black-headed minnow. (b) A labroid food fish of California; the redfish. [1913 Webster]