Oregonichthys kalawatseti, Umpquachub

Oregonichthys kalawatseti Markle, Pearsons & Bills, 1991

Umpquachub
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Leuciscidae (Minnows) > Pogonichthyinae
Etymology: Oregonichthys: The state of Oregon in USA? + ichthys; kalawatseti: Named after the Kalawatset, a tidewater Umpqua people (Oregon) best known for attacking Jedidiah H. Smith in 1828. The name is a patronym and genitive singular (Ref. 39605).
Eponymy: This is not a true eponym in that the Kalawatset were a native Umpqua people who lived in Oregon, USA. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate

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North America: Umpqua River drainage in Oregon, USA.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.9 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 86798)

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Oregonichthys kalawatseti is very similar to O. crameri but can be distinguished by having unscaled or partly scaled breast, slightly subterminal mouth, and 34-40 scales on lateral line (Ref. 86798).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits sluggish sand- and gravel-bottomed runs, pools and backwaters of creeks and small rivers as well as sloughs. Usually found near vegetations (Ref. 86798).

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 2011. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 663p. (Ref. 86798)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

  Vulnerable (VU) (B1ab(ii,v)+2ab(ii,v)); Date assessed: 25 April 2012

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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