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  2. Sacramento pikeminnow - Wikipedia

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    The Sacramento pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus grandis), formerly known as the Sacramento squawfish, is a large cyprinid fish of California, United States. It is native to the Los Angeles River , Sacramento - San Joaquin , Pajaro - Salinas , Russian River , Clear Lake and upper Pit River river basins.

  3. List of freshwater fish in California - Wikipedia

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    An extensive list of the freshwater fish found in California, including both native and introduced species. [1] ... Sacramento Pikeminnow: Ptychochellus grandis ...

  4. Ptychocheilus - Wikipedia

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    In 1999, the American Fisheries Society adopted "pikeminnow" as the name it recommends, because Native Americans consider "squawfish" offensive. [1] The Colorado pikeminnow, P. lucius, is the largest member of the genus, ranging from 4–9 lb (2–4 kg) in adult fish with occasional specimens up to 25 lb (11 kg). Historical and anecdotal ...

  5. California water agencies broke own rules, possibly killing ...

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    Fewer than 80,000 Central Valley fall-run Chinook salmon returned to spawn in 2022, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. That marked a nearly 40% decline from the previous ...

  6. Get paid to fish the Columbia and Snake rivers. 2023 ...

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    The top earner brought home almost $70,000 for catching the salmon-eating fish last year. Get paid to fish the Columbia and Snake rivers. 2023 pikeminnow bounty season opens Skip to main content

  7. Nation's largest freshwater fish could be added to California ...

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    The largest freshwater fish in North America, which was once abundant in California’s major rivers and San Francisco Bay, has declined in numbers to a point that state officials will consider ...

  8. Northern pikeminnow - Wikipedia

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    The Northern pikeminnow, Columbia River dace or colloquially Squawfish (Ptychocheilus oregonensis) is a large member of the minnow family, Leuciscidae. [2] This predatory freshwater fish is native to northwestern North America, ranging from the Nass River basin to the Columbia River basin. [ 2 ]

  9. Colorado pikeminnow - Wikipedia

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    Catches in the 1960s ranged up to 60 cm (24 in) for 11-year-old fish, but by the early 1990s, maximum sizes reached no more than 34 cm (13 in). Biologists now consider the typical size of an adult pikeminnow to be between 4 and 9 pounds (1.8 and 4.1 kg), and reports of the fish lately exceeding 3 feet (0.91 m) in length are now in question.