Central Valley Hitch

Lavinia exilicauda exilicauda

Classification

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae

Lavinia exilicauda, the hitch, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, chubs, Eurasian minnows and related fishes. This species is endemic to central California, and was once very common. The common name may derive from a Pomoan word for this species.

Distribution

Central Valley Hitch — (c) Mike Heine, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Mike Heine · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 12

Sources and credits

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Central Valley Hitch

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