Chasmistes

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Chasmistes
Shortnose sucker
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Cypriniformes Family: Catostomidae Genus: Chasmistes Jordan, 1878
Species
C. brevirostris C. cujus C. fecundis C. liorus †C. muriei

Chasmistes is a genus of ray-finned fish in the Catostomidae family. It contains the following species:

• Shortnose sucker, Chasmistes brevirostris Cope, 1879.
• Cui-ui, Chasmistes cujus Cope, 1883.
• Webug sucker, Chasmistes fecundus (Cope & Yarrow, 1875).
• June sucker, Chasmistes liorus Jordan, 1878.
  • Chasmistes liorus mictus Miller & Smith, 1981.
• †Snake River sucker, Chasmistes muriei Miller & Smith, 1981.

[edit] References

• Chasmistes (TSN 163960). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on March 7, 2008.