Sacramento pikeminnow
| Sacramento pikeminnow | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
| Genus: | Ptychocheilus |
| Species: | P. grandis |
| Binomial name | |
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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.
The species has been introduced into the Salt River, where it is considered an invasive species.
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