Pogonichthys

Pogonichthys
Splittail, Pogonichthys macrolepidotus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Genus:	Pogonichthys Girard, 1854
Species
Pogonichthys ciscoides Pogonichthys macrolepidotus

The splittails are a genus Pogonichthys of cyprinid fish, consisting of two species native to western North America.

The common name is inspired by the distinctive appearance of the tail fin, in which the upper lobe is distinctly larger.

Of the two species, only the Sacramento Splittail, P. macrolepidotus, survives; the Clear Lake splittail P. ciscoides became extinct in the mid-1970s.

References

• "Pogonichthys". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 6 June. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= and |year= / |date= mismatch (help)
• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Pogonichthys". FishBase. April 2006 version.