Clear Lake hitch

The Clear Lake hitch (Lavinia exilicauda chi) is a freshwater fish and a subspecies of the hitch (Lavinia exilicauda). It is a cyprinid fish that is endemic to Clear Lake, California. They are large minnows that can grow to lengths that exceed 35 cm (14 in) standard length. The fish has a life cycle of four to six years. During the winter and spring, when the rains fill up dry rivers, they migrate up the lake's tributaries to spawn. In 2014, it was listed as threatened by the state of California. Local Pomo Tribes call Clear Lake hitch "chi" and harvested the fish during its spawning runs.