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Catostomus
| Catostomus | |
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| Catostomus clarkii | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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] | |
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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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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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