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Ptychocheilus grandis (Ayres, 1854)

Sacramento pikeminnow
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Common names: Sacramento pikeminnow, Sacramento pikeminnow, Sacramento squawfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Sacramento-San Joaquin, Pajaro-Salinas, Russian and Clear Lake drainages in California. Introduced elsewhere in California, including Eel River and tributaries to Morro Bay (Ref. 86798). Also Ref. 5723.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 2011
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Sacramento squawfish, Suur hiidteib, 丰满叶唇鱼, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Leuciscidae (Minnows) > Laviniinae
Etymology: Ptychocheilus: Greek, ptyx, ptychos = fold + Greek, cheilos = lip (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Ayres.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal.   Temperate; 39°N - 35°N

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