Pogonichthys
Genus of fishes
| Pogonichthys | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Sacramento splittail (Pogonichthys macrolepidotus) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
| Genus: | Pogonichthys Girard, 1854 |
| Type species | |
| Pogonichthys inaequilobus Baird & Girard, 1854 | |
| Synonyms | |
| Symmetrurus Jordan, 1878 | |
The splittails are a genus Pogonichthys of cyprinid fish, consisting of two species native to western North America.
The common name is inspired by the distinctive appearance of the tail fin, in which the upper lobe is distinctly larger.
Of the two species, only the Sacramento splittail survives; the Clear Lake splittail became extinct in the mid-1970s.
Species
- †Pogonichthys ciscoides Hopkirk, 1974 (Clear Lake splittail)
- Pogonichthys macrolepidotus (Ayres, 1854) (Sacramento splittail)
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Pogonichthys in FishBase. August 2011 version.
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