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An extensive list of the freshwater fish found in California, including both native and introduced species. [1] Common Name Scientific Name Image Native Non-Native
The Golden trout is the official freshwater state fish of California since 1947. [2] [3] The California golden trout is closely related to two rainbow trout subspecies. The Little Kern golden trout (O. m. whitei), found in the Little Kern River basin, and the Kern River rainbow trout (O. m. gilberti), found in the Kern River system. Together ...
The former Overland Emigrant Trail, which was used by travelers from points east to the California gold fields, crosses the present day SR 49 near Wolf Creek. [46] Empire Mine was in constant operation from 1850 to the late 1950s. [47] Gold Hill in Grass Valley was the site of one of the first discoveries of quartz gold in California. [48]
The Gold Rush of California (1848-1855) had certain implications on the population of this fish species amongst others. Due to the influx of miners and use of toxic substances including mercury, many environmental changes were brought about. [ 18 ]
The Sacramento blackfish is found in several major California watersheds, including but not limited to: Sacramento River, San Francisco, San Joaquin River, Tulare Lake, and North Coast Watersheds. [6] The Sacramento blackfish prefers waters that run on the warmer side, one of the only native species that is able to survive in such environments.
The largest freshwater fish in North America, which was once abundant in California’s major rivers and San Francisco Bay, has declined in numbers to a point that state officials will consider ...
Mylopharodon conocephalus, known as the hardhead, is a freshwater ray-finned fish from the family Cyprinidae, the carps and minnows, which is endemic to California. It is the sole member of the monotypic genus Mylopharodon .
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