cui-ui

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The cui-ui is a large, long-lived sucker fish species endemic to Nevada’s Pyramid Lake and known for its cultural and ecological importance to the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf endemic species ⓘ
fish species ⓘ
ray-finned fish ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
commonName cui-ui ⓘ
conservationStatus endangered ⓘ
conservationStatusSystem U.S. Endangered Species Act ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
culturalSignificance central to Pyramid Lake Paiute ceremonies and identity ⓘ
traditional subsistence fish for Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe ⓘ
diet benthic invertebrates ⓘ
zooplankton ⓘ
ecologicalRole native planktivore in Pyramid Lake food web ⓘ
endemicTo Nevada ⓘ
Pyramid Lake ⓘ
family Catostomidae ⓘ
feedingType sucker ⓘ
foundIn Pyramid Lake Paiute Reservation ⓘ
genus Chasmistes ⓘ
historicalRange lower Truckee River ⓘ
linked to: Truckee River
importantTo Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
lakeCharacteristic alkaline ⓘ
legalStatus federally protected species in the United States ⓘ
locatedInEcoregion Great Basin ⓘ
longevity long-lived ⓘ
managedBy Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe ⓘ
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ
maximumLength about 24 inches ⓘ
about 60 centimeters ⓘ
maximumWeight around 2.5 kilograms ⓘ
around 5.5 pounds ⓘ
migrationType lake-to-river spawning migration ⓘ
nativeRange Truckee River basin ⓘ
linked to: Truckee River
order Cypriniformes ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
recoveryEffort Pyramid Lake fish passage and flow restoration projects ⓘ
reproductionType migratory spawner ⓘ
scientificName Chasmistes cujus ⓘ
linked to: Chasmistes
spawningHabitat river inlets and tributaries ⓘ
spawningSeason spring ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
threat habitat degradation ⓘ
river flow alteration ⓘ
water diversion ⓘ
typicalHabitat large alkaline lake ⓘ
waterType freshwater ⓘ

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Pyramid Lake → fishSpecies → cui-ui ⓘ