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Cyprinidae
California roach
Hesperoleucus symmetricus
Orange red on fin bases
California roach is known around North America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the largest recorded length is 11 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Hesperoleucus
- Maximum length
- 11 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- North America: Sacramento-San Joaquin, Russian, Pajaro-Salinas and smaller coastal drainages in California, USA.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern

