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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae Minnows or carps
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Ptychocheilus

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4 species (see list below)

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Photo by IGFA

North America
Max. Length 140 cm TL
Ptychocheilus grandis (Ayres, 1854)

Photo by IGFA
 
Ptychocheilus grandis
[Sacramento pikeminnow]

Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy

North America
Max. Length 180 cm TL
Ptychocheilus lucius Girard, 1856

Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy
 
Ptychocheilus lucius
[Colorado pikeminnow]

Photo by JJPhoto

North America
Max. Length 63 cm TL
Ptychocheilus oregonensis (Richardson, 1836)

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Ptychocheilus oregonensis
[Northern pikeminnow]
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North America
Max. Length 44 cm TL
 
Ptychocheilus umpquae
[Umpqua pikeminnow]
4 Species of Family Cyprinidae with Genus Ptychocheilus
(Minnows or carps)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1854 Ptychocheilus grandis Sacramento pikeminnow North America 140 TL
1856 Ptychocheilus lucius Colorado pikeminnow North America 180 TL
1836 Ptychocheilus oregonensis Northern pikeminnow North America 63 TL
1908 Ptychocheilus umpquae Umpqua pikeminnow North America 44 TL



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