The pugnose minnow (Opsopoeodus emiliae) is a species of cyprinid fish found in the eastern North America.

If insects are not present, pugnose minnows can be found eating the eggs from other fish or small aquatic crustaceans like brine shrimp.

The pugnose minnow has a greatly superior mouth, indicating that they feed above them in the water column.

The pugnose minnow is a freshwater fish that is native to Canada and the United States, mostly along the Eastern sides of these countries.

Pugnose minnows reproduce in late spring to early summer under debris that can be found in their habitat, especially under rocks or logs.