Colorado pikeminnow
📖 Overview
Adults inhabis pools of medium to large rivers. Large individuals usually occur in deep, flowing rocky or sandy pools .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Anal soft rays: 9. Scales very small with 76-97, usually 80-87 scales on lateral line and 18-23 scales above lateral line; dorsal fin usually with 9 rays; anal fin with 9 rays .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Colorado pikeminnow is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; demersal; potamodromous . Temperate; 42°N - 31°N North America: Colorado River drainage in USA (Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada and California) and Mexico.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Bigmouth Whitefish · Colorado Pikeminnow · Colorado River Salmon · Colorado River Squawfish · Colorado Squafish · Colorado squawfish · White Salmon |
| 🌍CES | jelec coloradský |
| 🇫🇷French | Poisson Squaw du Colorado |
| 🌍LAV | Kolorādo lūplidaka |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Колорадский птихохейлус |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Pez Squaw del Colorado · carpa gigante del Colorado |
🦠 Common Diseases
The following diseases are known to affect Colorado pikeminnow.
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 18 records indexed .
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