Carp & Sucker
Sacramento Pikeminnow
Ptychocheilus grandis
FreshwaterCyprinidaeNot Evaluated
About
The Sacramento Pikeminnow is a large, predatory minnow with an elongated body and a broad, flattened head. It's an opportunistic predator, known for its aggressive feeding behavior.
- Average size
- 12-24 inches, up to 4 ft and 25 lbs
- Colors
- Olive-green to brownish on the back, with silvery sides and a white belly. Fins are typically dusky or yellowish.
- Diet
- Insects, crayfish, and other fish (including salmon and steelhead smolts)
- Region
- California and Oregon, primarily in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta and other rivers of the Central Valley.