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California roach (Hesperoleucus symmetricus)
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California roach (Hesperoleucus symmetricus) specimen
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Cyprinidae

California roach

Hesperoleucus symmetricus

Orange red on fin bases

  • White
  • Temperate
  • Coastal
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • North America
  • Fusiform
  • Small
  • Temperate fish

California roach is known around North America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the largest recorded length is 11 cm.

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

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