Animalia > Chordata > Cypriniformes > Cyprinidae > Ptychocheilus > Ptychocheilus grandis

Ptychocheilus grandis (Sacramento squawfish; Sacramento pikeminnow)

Synonyms: Gila grandis; Leuciscus gracilis (heterotypic); Ptychocheilus harfordi; Ptychocheilus major; Ptychochilus harfordi
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Wikipedia Abstract

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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Attributes

Adult Length [1]  4.592 feet (140 cm)
Brood Dispersal [1]  In the open
Brood Egg Substrate [1]  Lithophils (rock-gravel)
Brood Guarder [1]  No
Litter Size [1]  40,000
Maximum Longevity [1]  16 years
Diet [2]  Carnivore
Female Maturity [1]  3 years 6 months

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
McCloud River Preserve Conservation Easement 1693 California, United States
Whiskey-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area V 197791 California, United States
Yosemite National Park II 95209 California, United States

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Proteocephalus torulosus[3]

Range Map

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Frimpong, E.A., and P. L. Angermeier. 2009. FishTraits: a database of ecological and life-history traits of freshwater fishes of the United States. Fisheries 34:487-495.
♦ 2Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org
♦ 3Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0