Catostomus | |
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Catostomus clarkii | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Catostomidae |
Subfamily: | Catostominae |
Genus: | Catostomus Lesueur, 1817 |
Type species | |
Cyprinus catostomus J. R. Forster, 1773[1]
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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]