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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 ]
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 reports of Colorado pikeminnows nearing 6 feet (1.8 m) in length and 80 lb (36 kg) in weight have been made.
Once a female lays her eggs, male Colorado Pikeminnow will follow the trial of eggs, dispersing semen. These eggs hatch at different rates based on the temperature of the water. When the water was around 20 °C (68 °F), eggs hatched within 3–5 days, and at a higher temperature of 25 °C (77 °F), eggs hatched in around 2–3 days. [7]
The Umpqua pikeminnow formerly called the Umpqua squawfish [2] (Ptychocheilus umpquae) is a large cyprinid fish endemic to Oregon, and is the smallest species of pikeminnow. It is native to the Umpqua and Siuslaw river drainages.
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.
The San Juan River Basin Recovery Implementation Program or (SJRIP) is a river management project that was established to recover two endangered fish species in the San Juan River, the Colorado pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus lucius) and the razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus), while allowing water development and management activities to continue in the San Juan River Basin.
The Eurasian minnow, [2] minnow, [1] or common minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus) is a small species of freshwater fish in the carp family Cyprinidae. It is the type species of genus Phoxinus . It is ubiquitous throughout much of Eurasia , from Britain and Spain to eastern Siberia , predominantly in cool (12–20 °C (54–68 °F)) streams and well ...
[1] [2] It has also been introduced to Florida, USA. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 4 ] It is the only known member of its genus . [ 5 ] The pike topminnow was described in 1860 by Austrian ichthyologist Rudolf Kner , [ 6 ] who gave the type locality as Belize, which is reflected in this species' specific name .