Hitch
📖 Overview
Adults occur in lakes, ponds, sloughs, backwaters and sluggish sandy pools of small to large rivers .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 13; Anal soft rays: 11 - 13. Body deep and compressed; caudal peduncle tapering to narrow; caudal fin large; lateral line strongly decurved; head small, compressed, mouth terminal (slightly upturned); dorsal-fin origin behind pelvic-fin origin; scales on lateral line 54-62; dorsal fin with 10-13 rays; anal fin with 11-13 rays; pharyngeal teeth 0,5-4,0 or 0,5-5,0; brown-yellow above, scales on back and silver side darkly outlined (crosshatched pattern on small individuals); fins dusky; and small specimens with black caudal spot .: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Hitch is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Hitch is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Hitch is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; demersal; potamodromous . Temperate; 41°N - 36°N North America: Sacramento-San Joaquin, Clear Lake, Russian River, and Pajaro-Salinas river drainages in California, USA.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Hitch |
| 🌍CES | lavinie kalifornská |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Длиннохвостая лавиния |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Endemichthys grandipinnis | Hopkirk | 1974 | Synonym |
| Lavinia ardesiaca | Snyder | 1913 | Synonym |
| Lavinia compressa | Ayres | 1854 | Synonym |
| Lavinia exilicauda chi | Hopkirk | 1974 | Synonym |
| Lavinia harengus | Girard | 1856 | Synonym |
| Leucosomus occidentalis | Baird & Girard | 1854 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 29 records indexed .
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