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PRONUNCIATION OF SQUAWFISH

squawfish  [ˈskwɔːˌfɪʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SQUAWFISH

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Squawfish is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SQUAWFISH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

squawfish

Ptychocheilus

Squawfish or pikeminnows are cyprinid fish of the genus Ptychocheilus consisting of four species native to western North America. Voracious predators, they are considered an "undesirable" species in many waters. This is largely due to the species' perceived tendency to prey upon small trout and salmon. First known in western science by the common name Columbia River Dace, the four species all became lumped under the offensive name "squawfish." In 1999, the American Fisheries Society adopted "pikeminnow" as the name it recommends, because Native Americans considered "squawfish" offensive. The Colorado pikeminnow, P. lucius, is the largest member of the genus, averaging 4 to 9 pounds in adult fish with occasional specimens up to 25 pounds. There are historical and anecdotal reports of Colorado pikeminnows nearing 6 feet in length and 80 pounds in weight. The species is near extinction in its native Colorado River basin habitat, due to extensive habitat destruction.

Definition of squawfish in the English dictionary

The definition of squawfish in the dictionary is any of several types of predatory N American fish of the carp family, with elongated bodies.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SQUAWFISH


blowfish
ˈbləʊˌfɪʃ
bluefish
ˈbluːˌfɪʃ
boarfish
ˈbɔːˌfɪʃ
catfish
ˈkætˌfɪʃ
crawfish
ˈkrɔːˌfɪʃ
crayfish
ˈkreɪˌfɪʃ
dealfish
ˈdiːlˌfɪʃ
garfish
ˈɡɑːˌfɪʃ
goldfish
ˈɡəʊldˌfɪʃ
guitarfish
ɡɪˈtɑːˌfɪʃ
jellyfish
ˈdʒɛlɪˌfɪʃ
jewfish
ˈdʒuːˌfɪʃ
oarfish
ˈɔːˌfɪʃ
sailfish
ˈseɪlˌfɪʃ
sawfish
ˈsɔːˌfɪʃ
scarfish
ˈskɑːˌfɪʃ
shellfish
ˈʃɛlˌfɪʃ
starfish
ˈstɑːˌfɪʃ
swordfish
ˈsɔːdˌfɪʃ
whitefish
ˈwaɪtˌfɪʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SQUAWFISH

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WORDS THAT END LIKE SQUAWFISH

baitfish
big fish
cowfish
drink like a fish
elfish
finfish
fish
flatfish
flowerhorn fish
flying fish
needlefish
oafish
parrotfish
river fish
selfish
stockfish
triggerfish
unselfish
wolfish
zebrafish

Synonyms and antonyms of squawfish in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «squawfish» into 25 languages

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squawfish
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la carpa blanca
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squawfish
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squawfish
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sauvagesse
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Squawfish
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squawfish
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squawfish
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Squawfish
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squawfish
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squawfish
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स्क्वॉफिश
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squawfish
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squawfish
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squawfish
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squawfish
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squawfish
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Translator English - Afrikaans

squawfish
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

squawfish
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

squawfish
5 millions of speakers

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SQUAWFISH» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SQUAWFISH»

Discover the use of squawfish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to squawfish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ken Schultz's Field Guide to Freshwater Fish
Ptychocheilus oregonensis The northern squawfish is a large-growing member of the Cyprinidae family of minnows that is often caught in northwestern North America trout and salmon waters. Yet it is not actively sought and is viewed as a ...
Ken Schultz, 2010
2
Inland Fishes of California
When the warm-water streams are still clear and free flowing, squawfish are abundant. Where the streams are laden with silt or pollutants and introduced fishes are abundant, squawfish tend to be absent. Populations often become established ...
Peter B. Moyle, 1976
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Endangered Wildlife and Plants of the World
(0.9 m) Reproduction: Egg layer Habitat: River pools in murky water Range: Upper Colorado River Basin, Colorado and Utah The Colorado squawfish is considered to be a minnow and is part of the family Cyprinidae. But when people think of ...
‎2001
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American Aquarium Fishes
Genus Ptychocheilus Ptychocheilus contains four (possibly five) species of squawfish, the largest American minnows at 2 to 6 feet long, clearly unsuitable for home aquaria. The squawfish can be identified by locality; their ranges do not ...
Robert Jay Goldstein, 2000
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The Fishes of Alberta
[Ptycho cheilus: fold lip (skin of mouth behind jaws is folded); oregonensis: of Oregon] -* Northern squawfish juveniles, 89 mm standard length, from Dunvegan , Peace River. Description Color: Pale brownish dorsally, silvery laterally.
Joseph S. Nelson, Martin Joseph Paetz, 1992
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Complete Fish and Game Cookbook
The northern squawfish, a true minnow, often weighs 10 pounds, and a related fish, the Colorado squawfish, can grow up to 80 pounds! The fish are bony, but they can be quite tasty when smoked properly. Other methods of preparing the ...
A. D. Livingston, 1996
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Final environmental impact statement of the White River dam ...
It seems irrelavent that the salinity concentrations hundreds of miles downstream of known squawfish habitat (squawfish are not found in the lower Colorado River below Lake Powell ) would be within acceptable limits. In order to assess the ...
United States. Bureau of Land Management. Vernal District, 1982
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Fishes and Fisheries of Nevada
The role of the squawfish as a predator on salmon was limited to time and place where juvenile salmon concentrations were high following release" (1959). Because of its size and feeding habits, the Northern Squawfish has been a source of ...
Ira La Rivers, 1962
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Flyfisher's Guide to Northern California
"One of my favorite summer pastimes is fishing for massive squawfish with dry flies in the lower Sac. Even with so much terrific trout fishing available right in the center of Redding, a few anglers have learned the valuable lesson that fish don't  ...
Seth Norman, 2004
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Distribution and Ecology of Stream Fishes of the ...
variance in density. Additionally, the size of squawfish was associated with pool size, and large individuals were found almost exclusively in very large, deep pools. Large squawfish were seldom seen feeding during the day but instead were ...
‎1982

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SQUAWFISH»

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Adventures of two men on the Yampa River in 1941
Later that day, Ed and Conway caught 10 catfish and five squawfish in the river. #The next day, at 7 a.m. Aug. 9, Charley woke up Ed and Conway to a breakfast ... «Craig Daily Press, Jul 15»
2
Pikeminnow Reward program paying anglers for 25 years
1990 – Squawfish reward program debuts May 24 with four stations in John ... 1997 – Squawfish renamed northern pikeminnow by American Fisheries Society. «The Spokesman Review, Jul 15»
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Pikeminnow reward program reaches age 25
But here's likely what happened: At about 10 a.m. on May 24, 1990, an angler brought a squawfish to the registration station at LePage Park at the mouth of the ... «The Columbian, Jun 15»
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Anglers can earn money fishing for Northern Pikeminnow
Meet the Northern Pikeminnow, formally known as Squawfish. The pikeminnow is a piscivore (fish eater) and they have adapted all too well to the dam system, ... «Mid Columbia Tri City Herald, Jun 15»
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Annual Utah angling proclamation offers up changes
Some names might appear out of line, such as the squawfish being renamed “pikeminnow,” a “minnow” that grows to 80 lbs. We are reminded that Utah's stream ... «St. George Daily Spectrum, Feb 15»
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Outdoors Q&A: No need to panic about catching a pikeminnow
Q: Recently when I was fishing on the South Fork of the Boise River below Anderson Ranch Dam, I caught a 15-inch squawfish. It's the first I've ever seen in the ... «The Idaho Statesman, Oct 14»
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Can states manage public lands better than the federal government …
From the Gunnison sage grouse, to the Northern Pikeminnow (aka squawfish), to management of our big game herds and energy resources, Colorado has ... «The Denver Post, Oct 14»
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Mercury-contaminated Cache Creek fish pose dangers if eaten
Care for a handful of mosquitofish as an evening snack? How a pikeminnow (once known as squawfish)? It supposed to taste like bass, but fishermen generally ... «Daily Democrat, Jul 14»
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State offers new information for warm-water anglers
Formerly called northern squawfish, pike minnows are native to western North America and look a bit like walleyes. They are effective predators of young salmon ... «The Columbian, Jun 14»
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Area group behind release of salmon into Pillar Point Harbor
While en route, they would have to pass areas upriver where there is high predation from squawfish and poor water quality from wastewater plants near ... «SFGate, May 14»

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