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 (Hesperoleucus symmetricus) is a cyprinid fish native to western North America and abundant in the intermittent streams throughout central California. Once considered the sole member of its genus, it has recently been split into a number of closely related species and subspecies.[2]

  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