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Hypostomus plecostomus. Hypostomus plecostomus, also known as the suckermouth catfish or common pleco, is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the armored catfish family (Loricariidae), named for the longitudinal rows of armor -like scutes that cover the upper parts of the head and body (the lower surface of head and abdomen is naked soft ...
The quillback is a medium-sized, deep-bodied fish found throughout North America. It has a small head, humped back and deeply forked caudal fin. The compressed body of the quillback makes it look flattened when viewed from the side. [8] The quillback has a subterminal mouth with no barbels, and no nipple-like protrusions on the bottom lip.
Pseudomugil tenellus. 4–5.5 cm (1.6–2.2 in) Forktail blue-eye. Pseudomugil furcatus. 4–5 cm (1.6–2.0 in) These fish need a larger aquarium than their size suggests. Though they only grow to a length of about 2 inches, they are happiest in groups of 8 – 10 or more, and they appreciate lots of swimming space.
Harper & Nichols, 1919. The white sucker (Catostomus commersonii) [1][2][3] is a species of freshwater cypriniform fish inhabiting the upper Midwest and Northeast in North America, but it is also found as far south as Georgia and as far west as New Mexico. The fish is commonly known as a "sucker" due to its fleshy, papillose lips that suck up ...
Cope, 1871. Genera. See text. 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 to North America. The only exceptions are Catostomus catostomus, found in both North America and Russia, and Myxocyprinus asiaticus found only in China.
Gyrinocheilus kaznakovi Berg, 1906. Gyrinocheilus monchadskii Krasyukova & Gusev, 1987. Gyrinocheilus aymonieri is a freshwater fish native to large parts of Southeast Asia. [2][3][4] It is of interest as a local food source and for the aquarium trade. [1][3] Its common names include honey sucker, sucking loach and Chinese algae eater. [3]
Amblodon niger Rafinesque, 1819. The black buffalo (Ictiobus niger) is a North American species of freshwater fish in the Catostomidae or sucker family. [2] With a lifespan of up to 108 years, it is among the longest-lived of freshwater fish species. [3] Found in the Mississippi Basin and southern Great Lakes.
The list includes several anadromous species, and two normally marine species (starry flounder and shiner perch) that are occasionally found in freshwater. Only one species ( Olympic mudminnow ) is a Washington endemic , however three others ( Nooksack dace , Salish sucker, and margined sculpin ) have very limited distributions outside the state.