pikeminnow

noun pike·min·now \ ˈpīk-ˌmi-(ˌ)nō \

Definition of pikeminnow

: any of several large freshwater fishes (genus Ptychocheilus of the family Cyprinidae) of rivers and lakes of western North America that have a long body, deeply forked tail, and large toothless mouth, and that feed chiefly on insects and other fish — called also squawfish

Recent Examples of pikeminnow from the Web

This means releasing smaller perch, keeping reasonable limits and harvesting northern pikeminnow, which are a major predator of juvenile perch.

— jordan rodriguez, idahostatesman, "Idaho perch earn national reputation — and it’s about time to land the record-setters," 16 Jan. 2018
The more northern pikeminnow measuring 9 inches or longer an angler catches, the more the fish are worth.

— mark yuasa, The Seattle Times, "Columbia River’s northern pikeminnow reward program gets underway," 16 May 2017
There was one tagged fish for every 1,770.6 pikeminnow caught.

— mark yuasa, The Seattle Times, "Columbia River’s northern pikeminnow reward program gets underway," 16 May 2017
Rules, stations and tips on how to catch pikeminnows are online at pikeminnow.org.

— bill monroe | for the oregonian/oregonlive, OregonLive.com, "Pikeminnow bounty system off to a good start," 9 May 2017

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