Pogonichthys
(Redirected from Splittail)
| Pogonichthys | |
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| Sacramento splittail (Pogonichthys macrolepidotus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Leuciscidae |
| Subfamily: | Pogonichthyinae |
| Genus: | Pogonichthys Girard, 1854[1] |
| Type species | |
| Pogonichthys inaequilobus | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Symmetrurus Jordan, 1878 | |
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.
Of the two species, only the Sacramento splittail survives; the Clear Lake splittail became extinct in the mid-1970s.
Species
[edit]Pogonichthys contains the following species:[2]
- †Pogonichthys ciscoides Hopkirk, 1974 (Clear Lake splittail)
- Pogonichthys macrolepidotus (Ayres, 1854) (Sacramento splittail)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Pogonichthyinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Pogonichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Pogonichthys". FishBase. August 2011 version.
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