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The Catostomidae are the suckers of the order Cypriniformes, with about 78 species in this family of freshwater fishes. The Catostomidae are almost exclusively native ...
Catostomus is a genus of fish belonging to the family Catostomidae, commonly known as suckers. This genus of fish usually lives in freshwater basins. [ 2 ] Most members of the genus are native to North America, but C. catostomus is also found in Russia.
The northern hogsucker (Hypentelium nigricans) is a freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Catostomidae, the suckers.It is native to the United States and Canada where it is found in streams and rivers.
Creek chubsuckers are one of about sixty-two species of in the family Catostomidae. All but two species are endemic to North America, [5] and creek chubsuckers can be found in many of the freshwater tributaries of the Atlantic slope streams from Maine to Altamaha drainage of Georgia; Gulf slope streams east to Escambia River drainage, Alabama (single population), west to San Jacinto system ...
The Klamath smallscale sucker (Catostomus rimiculus), also known as the Jenny Creek sucker, [1] [2] is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Catostomidae. [3] It is a freshwater fish that primarily inhabits the Trinity and Klamath River watersheds, as well as the overall region of the Klamath Basin in general.
Pages in category "Catostomidae" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Moxostoma, the redhorses or jumprocks, is a genus of North American ray-finned fish in the family Catostomidae.Redhorses are variable in size, geographic location, and other ecological traits such as spawning substrate.
The white sucker is a long, round-bodied fish with a dark green, grey, copper, brown, or black back and sides and a light underbelly. The fish also has typical features of primitive Cypriniformes fishes, such as a homocercal tail, cycloid scales, and dorsal, pectoral, and pelvic fin rays. [5]