Sacramento pikeminnow
| Sacramento pikeminnow | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
| Clade: | Laviniinae |
| Genus: | Ptychocheilus |
| Species: | P. grandis
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| Binomial name | |
| Ptychocheilus grandis (Ayres, 1854)
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The Sacramento pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus grandis) (also known as Sacramento squawfish) is a large cyprinid fish of California. It is native to the Los Angeles River, Sacramento-San Joaquin, Pajaro-Salinas, Russian River, Clear Lake and upper Pit River river basins.[2]
The species has been introduced into the Salt River, where it is considered an invasive species.[3]
References
- ^ NatureServe (2013). "Ptychocheilus grandis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202358A18231558.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ptychocheilus grandis". FishBase. November 2014 version.
- ^ "Salt River Basin Assessment Report". Coastal Watershed Planning and Assessment Program. California Department of Fish and Game. May 2005. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
External links
- Ptychocheilus grandis on Fishbase . accessed October 5, 2010.
- "Sacramento pikeminnow" on the California Fish Website . accessed October 5, 2010.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Ptychocheilus
- Endemic fauna of California
- Fish of the Western United States
- Freshwater fish of the United States
- Natural history of the Central Valley (California)
- Los Angeles River
- Sacramento River
- Salinas River (California)
- San Joaquin River
- Fish described in 1854
- Leuciscinae stubs