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Definition of Sacramento pikeminnow
: a dull green pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus grandis) chiefly of warm clear streams of central and northern California
Included in the advisory are safe fish-eating guidelines … . People should avoid eating any striped bass or Sacramento pikeminnow caught in the river. — Kymm Mann, Appeal-Democrat (Marysville, California), 14 Aug. 2006
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The first known use of Sacramento pikeminnow was in 1985
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