The splittail (Pogonichthys macrolepidotus), also called Sacramento splittail, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. This fish is 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.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Sacramento Splittail being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Platygobio gracilis
- Mylocheilus caurinus
- Chanodichthys erythropterus
- Prosopium cylindraceum
- Lavinia exilicauda
- Coregonus artedi
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Leuciscidae
- Genus
- Pogonichthys
- Species
- Pogonichthys macrolepidotus
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