Sacramento Splittail
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Scientific name | Pogonichthys macrolepidotus |
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Conservation status | Least Concern (Population stable) |
Phylum | Chordata |
Higher classification | Pogonichthys |
Order | Cypriniformes |
Rank | Species |
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ID | 2093422 |
About Sacramento Splittail
The splittail, also called Sacramento splittail, is a cyprinid fish native to the low-elevation waters of the Central Valley in California. It was first described by William O. Ayres in 1854. It is the sole living member of its genus, the Clear Lake splittail P. ciscoides having become extinct in the 1970s.