Hitch (fish)
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The hitch (Lavinia exilicauda) is a cyprinid fish endemic to central California, and was once very common. The common name may derive from a Pomoan word for this species.[lower-alpha 1] It is the only species in the monospecific genus Lavinia.
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Hitch | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
Clade: | Laviniinae |
Genus: | Lavinia Girard, 1854 |
Species: | L. exilicauda |
Binomial name | |
Lavinia exilicauda S. F. Baird & Girard, 1854 | |
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