California roach

California roach
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Clade: Laviniinae
Genus: Hesperoleucus
Snyder, 1913
Species:
H. symmetricus
Binomial name
Hesperoleucus symmetricus
Synonyms
  • Pogonichthys symmetricus Baird & Girard, 1854
  • Lavinia symmetricus (Baird & Girard, 1854)
  • Hesperoleucus mitrulus Snyder, 1913
  • Hesperoleucus navarroensis Snyder, 1913
  • Hesperoleucus parvipinnis Snyder, 1913
  • Hesperoleucus venustus Snyder, 1913

The California roach (previously Lavinia/Hesperoleucus symmetricus) is a cyprinid fish species complex native to western North America and abundant in the intermittent streams throughout central California. Once considered a single species, it has recently been split into a number of closely related species and subspecies. It is closely related to the Hitch, and together they form a species complex.[2] The California roach derives its common name from its visual similarities to the roach of Europe, however they are not closely taxonomically related.[3]

  1. ^ NatureServe (2013). "Hesperoleucus symmetricus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202131A18236415. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202131A18236415.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Baumsteiger J, Moyle PB 2019. A reappraisal of the California Roach/Hitch (Cypriniformes, Cyprinidae, Hesperoleucus/Lavinia) species complex Zootaxa 4543 (2): 221–240
  3. ^ Moyle, P.B. (2002) Inland Fishes of California. University of California Press, Berkeley, California. 502 pp.