Catostomidae
Cycleptus elongatus (Lesueur, 1817)
Cycleptus elongatus (Lesueur, 1817)
Cycleptus elongatus, the blue sucker, is a large freshwater fish native to river basins of the US and Mexico, now rare due to dam habitat fragmentation.
Erimyzon sucetta (Lacepède, 1803)
Erimyzon sucetta (Lacepède, 1803)
Erimyzon sucetta, the lake chubsucker, is a North American freshwater fish facing population decline from human-caused habitat damage.
Erimyzon oblongus (Mitchill, 1814)
Erimyzon oblongus (Mitchill, 1814)
Erimyzon oblongus, the creek chubsucker, is a small freshwater sucker native to disjunct populations across eastern North America.
Hypentelium nigricans (Lesueur, 1817)
Hypentelium nigricans (Lesueur, 1817)
The northern hogsucker (Hypentelium nigricans) is a common freshwater sucker native to North American streams and rivers.
Hypentelium etowanum (Jordan, 1877)
Hypentelium etowanum (Jordan, 1877)
Hypentelium etowanum is a fish found in Georgia-area US waterways, with specific diet and spawning traits.
Moxostoma anisurum (Rafinesque, 1820)
Moxostoma anisurum (Rafinesque, 1820)
Moxostoma anisurum, the silver redhorse, is a freshwater sucker fish native to eastern North America with a distinct deep body and V-shaped lip edge.
Moxostoma carinatum (Cope, 1870)
Moxostoma carinatum (Cope, 1870)
Moxostoma carinatum, the river redhorse, is a freshwater bottom-feeding fish endemic to eastern North America that has declined over 200 years.
Moxostoma congestum (Baird & Girard, 1854)
Moxostoma congestum (Baird & Girard, 1854)
Gray redhorse (Moxostoma congestum) is a freshwater fish in the Catostomidae family found in Mexico and the United States.
Moxostoma erythrurum (Rafinesque, 1818)
Moxostoma erythrurum (Rafinesque, 1818)
Moxostoma erythrurum, the golden redhorse, is a freshwater North American fish with a described range, traits, and life cycle.
Moxostoma macrolepidotum (Lesueur, 1817)
Moxostoma macrolepidotum (Lesueur, 1817)
Moxostoma macrolepidotum, the shorthead redhorse, is a widespread North American freshwater game sucker with expanding range.
Moxostoma poecilurum Jordan, 1877
Moxostoma poecilurum Jordan, 1877
Moxostoma poecilurum, the blacktail redhorse, is an endemic freshwater sucker of the southeastern US.
Moxostoma valenciennesi Jordan, 1885
Moxostoma valenciennesi Jordan, 1885
Moxostoma valenciennesi, the greater redhorse, is the largest, longest-lived redhorse native to northeastern North America.
Moxostoma duquesnii (Lesueur, 1817)
Moxostoma duquesnii (Lesueur, 1817)
Moxostoma duquesnii, the black redhorse, is a North American sucker fish with a described range, appearance and life history.
Thoburnia rhothoeca (Thoburn, 1896)
Thoburnia rhothoeca (Thoburn, 1896)
Thoburnia rhothoeca is a small sexually dimorphic sucker fish native to parts of Virginia and West Virginia.
Catostomus occidentalis Ayres, 1854
Catostomus occidentalis Ayres, 1854
Catostomus occidentalis, the Sacramento sucker, is a fish endemic to western North America with described regional subspecies.
Catostomus commersonii (Lacepède, 1803)
Catostomus commersonii (Lacepède, 1803)
Catostomus commersonii, the white sucker, is a freshwater North American fish with a bottom-positioned suckermouth.
Catostomus ardens Jordan & Gilbert, 1881
Catostomus ardens Jordan & Gilbert, 1881
Catostomus ardens, the Utah sucker, is a large sucker fish native to upland waterways of western North America.
Catostomus catostomus (Forster, 1773)
Catostomus catostomus (Forster, 1773)
Catostomus catostomus, the longnose sucker, is a bottom-feeding freshwater fish with a distinctive elongated snout found in North America and Siberia.
Catostomus insignis Baird & Girard, 1854
Catostomus insignis Baird & Girard, 1854
Catostomus insignis, the Sonora sucker, is a bicolored freshwater fish found in the southwestern US and northern Mexico.
Catostomus macrocheilus Girard, 1856
Catostomus macrocheilus Girard, 1856
Catostomus macrocheilus, the largescale sucker, is a freshwater fish native to the Pacific Northwest that has a distinct downturned underslung mouth.
Minytrema melanops (Rafinesque, 1820)
Minytrema melanops (Rafinesque, 1820)
Minytrema melanops, the spotted sucker, is a North American fish with changing feeding habits and sensitivity to siltation.
Catostomus clarkii Baird & Girard, 1854
Catostomus clarkii Baird & Girard, 1854
Catostomus clarkii, the desert sucker, is a freshwater fish found in the Colorado River basin of southwestern North America.
Carpiodes carpio (Rafinesque, 1820)
Carpiodes carpio (Rafinesque, 1820)
Carpiodes carpio, the river carpsucker, is a freshwater sucker fish native to central North America, used for sport fishing.
Carpiodes cyprinus (Lesueur, 1817)
Carpiodes cyprinus (Lesueur, 1817)
Carpiodes cyprinus, the quillback, is a medium-sized silver freshwater fish found across much of North America.
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