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Cyprinidae
nothern squawfish
Ptychocheilus oregonensis
Lower fins turn orange during spawning
- Temperate
- Circumpolar Arctic
- Northern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- Pacific Ocean
- North America
- Polar regions
- Fusiform
- Large
- Temperate fish
Temperate
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Fusiform
Largenothern squawfish is a freshwater fish found around North America. It inhabits freshwater habitats. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 63 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Ptychocheilus
- Maximum length
- 63 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- North America: Pacific drainages from Nass River in British Columbia, Canada to Columbia River in Nevada, USA; Harney River basin in Oregon, USA; Peace River system (Arctic basin) in British Columbia and Alberta, Canada.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
