Hitch (Lavinia exilicauda)

Scientific name: Lavinia exilicauda Baird & Girard, 1854

Hitch (Lavinia exilicauda)

The Hitch (Lavinia exilicauda) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. Native range: North America, Clear Lake (Lake County), Russian River, Sacramento-San Joaquin, San Francisco and Monterey Bay drainages in California, USA.

Biology

Occurs in lakes, ponds, sloughs, backwaters and sluggish sandy pools of small to large rivers.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lavinia exilicauda
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
36.0
Common length
25.0
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: Clear Lake (Lake County), Russian River, Sacramento-San Joaquin, San Francisco and Monterey Bay drainages in California, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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