Catostomus

Catostomus
Catostomus clarkii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Catostomidae
Subfamily: Catostominae
Genus: Catostomus
Lesueur, 1817
Type species
Cyprinus catostomus
Species

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Synonyms[1]

Pantosteus Cope, 1875

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.[3]

  1. ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Catastomidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  2. ^ Bangs, Max R.; Douglas, Marlis R.; Mussmann, Steven M.; Douglas, Michael E. (2018-06-07). "Unraveling historical introgression and resolving phylogenetic discord within Catostomus (Osteichthys: Catostomidae)". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 18 (1). doi:10.1186/s12862-018-1197-y. ISSN 1471-2148. PMC 5992631.
  3. ^ Page, Lawrence M.; Burr, Brooks M. (2011). Peterson Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes of North America North of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 308. ISBN 0547242069.

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