Pogonichthys
Sign in to savePogonichthys, the splitails, is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. These fishes are native to western North America.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderCypriniformes
- FamilyCyprinidae
Habitatbrackish, freshwater
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 7
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Collections
- CUMV, CAS, USNM
- Recorded in
- United States, Canada
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- Parent taxon
- Cyprinidae
- Image
- Young Sacramento splittail.jpg
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- Pogonichthys
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Pogonichthys, the splitails, is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. These fishes are native to western North America.
The common name is inspired by the distinctive appearance of the tail fin, in which the upper lobe is distinctly larger.
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