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title: "Sheepshead Minnow"
description: "Cyprinodon variegatus — Peixes. The sheepshead minnow (Cyprinodon variegatus), also known as sheepshead pupfish, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinodontidae, the pupfishes."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/sheepshead-minnow
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Sheepshead Minnow

> Cyprinodon variegatus — Peixes. The sheepshead minnow (Cyprinodon variegatus), also known as sheepshead pupfish, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinodontidae, the pupfishes.

- Scientific name: *Cyprinodon variegatus*
- Category: `fish` (Peixes)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 3541
- Wikidata: [Q18324977](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18324977)
- iNaturalist taxon: [98945](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/98945)

## Names

- en: Sheepshead Minnow
- de: Edelsteinkärpfling
- es: Bolín
- fr: Pétote

## Countries with the most observations

US (3361), BS (27), MX (9)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheepshead_minnow

## Photo

![Sheepshead Minnow](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/sheepshead-minnow/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jana Miller · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/68599200

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/sheepshead-minnow?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).