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Sacramento pikeminnow

Fish

The Sacramento pikeminnow, formerly known as the Sacramento squawfish, is a large freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, chubs, and Eurasian minnows. It is endemic to California, native to the Sacramento-San Joaquin, Pajaro-Salinas, Russian River, Clear Lake, and upper Pit River drainages. A predatory fish, it can reach up to 1.4 meters in total length. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Carnivore 1
System (Realm)
Freshwater 1
Threats
Invasive and Other Problematic Species, Genes and Diseases 2
Relationship to People
Invasive or Introduced Species 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G4 Apparently Secure 4
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 5
Scientific Name
Ptychocheilus grandis 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Cyprinidae, Taxa
Source Sacramento pikeminnow (Wikidata)

In Biome

River, Biomes
Source Sacramento pikeminnow (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

North America

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

United States

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Sacramento pikeminnow (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    The Sacramento pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus grandis), formerly known as the Sacramento squawfish, is a large species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the daces, chubs, Eurasian minnows and related species.
  • Lead section
    It is predatory and reaches up to 1.4 m (4.6 ft) in total length.
  • In Biome: River, Wikipedia intro: "alifornia in the United States. It is native to the Sacramento-San Joaquin, Pajaro-Salinas, Russian River, Clear Lake and upper Pit River river basins. It is pr..."
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2. Wikipedia: Sacramento pikeminnow
  • threat (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
    The species has been introduced into the Salt River, where it is considered an invasive species.
  • human-interaction (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
    The species has been introduced into the Salt River, where it is considered an invasive species.
  • Infobox: status
    LC
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3. Sacramento pikeminnow (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q148853 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Cyprinidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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4. NatureServe Explorer: Ptychocheilus grandis
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G4"
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5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Actinopteri
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 68369
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 68369
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Actinopteri","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Poissons","language":"FR"},{"name":"Peces","language":"ES"},{"name":"Fishes","language":"EN"},{"name":"辐鳍亚纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Ptychocheilus
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 1413
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 1413
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
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