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Sacramento Pikeminnow
By Bryce ManningMs. Reed
Wildlife Biology 4*
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Classification
• Family: Cyprinidae
• Genus: Ptychocheilus
• Species: grandis
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Description
• Usually measure in length at about 40 cm• Live up to about 9 years• This fish is NOT endangered• Is a Native Species• Have a flat head, forked tail, and a large
wide mouth• Have colored top halves of dark murky
greenish brown, lower half is a milky white
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Habitat
• These fish live in freshwater• They are demersal which means to live in
the deepest part of a body of water• Live in a temperature range of about 39 to
35 degrees N
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Diet
• These critters feed on anything from water insects to crustaceans, to frogs!
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Life Cycle
• This fish lays approximately 15,000 eggs per cycle ……………………………………………………………………………
They live up to 9 years, Then they’re deadThey start reproducing at about age 3 to 4
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History
• Used to be known as squawfish
• This fish was illegally brought in the Eel river around 1980, and then from there followed the central California waters to Pyramid Lake
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In The News
• Short article of the Sacramento pikeminnow• http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/outposts/2010/05/fish-1.html
• http://flyfishing.about.com/b/2010/05/21/sacramento-pikeminnow-squawfish-here-to-stay.htm
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Fun Fact!
• Although the Sacramento Pikeminnow is harmless to humans, it is believed that they are declining the population of other fish such as salmon, steelhead, and trout.
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Human Relations
• Humans use these fish for bait and minor commercial fisheries
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Distrobution
• Areas in North America…SacramentoSan JoaquinPajaroSalinas RussianClear Lake and upper Pit River drainages in
California
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Quiz Time!