Pimephales notatus - Bluntnose Minnow (Cyprinidae)
Found in all types of water except the deeper waters of Lake Erie and the Ohio River. High tolerance to different gradients, turbidity, organic and inorganic pollution. It migrates up the smallest temporary brooks to spawn.
Pimiphales promelas - Fathead Minnow
Common in muddy slow moving streams, ponds and small lakes where competition from other fish species is low. Extremely tolerant to clear or very turbid waters and extremes of pH.