Catostomus

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Catostomus
White sucker, Catostomus commersonii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Suborder: Cobitoidea
Family: Catostomidae
Genus: Catostomus
Lesueur, 1817
Species

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Catostomus is a genus of fish belonging to the family Catostomidae, commonly known as suckers.

[edit] Species

FishBase lists 28 species:

  • Utah sucker, Catostomus ardens Jordan & Gilbert, 1881.
  • Yaqui sucker, Catostomus bernardini Girard, 1856.
  • Cahita sucker, Catostomus cahita Siebert & Minckley, 1986.
  • Longnose sucker, Catostomus catostomus catostomus (Forster, 1773).
  • Jasper longnose sucker, Catostomus catostomus lacustris Bajkov, 1927.
  • Desert sucker, Catostomus clarkii Baird & Girard, 1854.
  • Bridgelip sucker, Catostomus columbianus (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1893).
  • White sucker, Catostomus commersonii (Lacépède, 1803).
  • Catostomus conchos Meek, 1902.
  • Bluehead sucker, Catostomus discobolus discobolus (Cope, 1871).
  • Zuni bluehead sucker, Catostomus discobolus yarrowi (Cope, 1874).
  • Owens sucker, Catostomus fumeiventris Miller, 1973.
  • Sonora sucker, Catostomus insignis Baird & Girard, 1854.
  • Flannelmouth sucker, Catostomus latipinnis Baird & Girard, 1853.
  • Bavispe sucker, Catostomus leopoldi Siebert & Minckley, 1986.
  • Largescale sucker, Catostomus macrocheilus Girard, 1856.
  • Modoc sucker, Catostomus microps Rutter, 1908.
  • Nazas sucker, Catostomus nebuliferus Garman, 1881.
  • Goose lake sucker, Catostomus occidentalis lacusanserinus Fowler, 1913.
  • Sacramento sucker, Catostomus occidentalis occidentalis Ayres, 1854.
  • Mountain sucker, Catostomus platyrhynchus (Cope, 1874).
  • Rio Grande sucker, Catostomus plebeius Baird & Girard, 1854.
  • Jenny creek sucker, Catostomus rimiculus Gilbert & Snyder, 1898.
  • Santa Ana sucker, Catostomus santaanae (Snyder, 1908).
  • Klamath largescale sucker, Catostomus snyderi Gilbert, 1898.
  • Tahoe sucker, Catostomus tahoensis Gill & Jordan, 1878.
  • Warner sucker, Catostomus warnerensis Snyder, 1908.
  • Opata sucker, Catostomus wigginsi Herre & Brock, 1936.

[edit] References

  • "Catostomus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. February 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
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