''Carpiodes'' is a genus of
suckers found in freshwater in
North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere, Northern and Western Hemisphere, Western hemispheres. North America is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South Ameri ...
.
Characteristics
The fish in this genus have a long and hook-shaped dorsal fin. They have a silver body and a white to orange pelvic fin. They have a complete lateral line, and have a two-chambered gas chamber.
Species
There are currently three recognized species in the genus:
[
* '']Carpiodes carpio
The river carpsucker (''Carpiodes carpio'') is a freshwater fish belonging to the Catostomidae that is native to the inland United States and northern Mexico. This species has a slightly arched back and is somewhat stout and compressed. While the ...
'' (Rafinesque
Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz (; 22 October 178318 September 1840) was a French early 19th-century polymath born near Constantinople in the Ottoman Empire and self-educated in France. He traveled as a young man in the United States, ult ...
, 1820) (River carpsucker)
* ''Carpiodes cyprinus
The quillback (''Carpiodes cyprinus''), also known as the quillback sucker, is a type of freshwater fish of the sucker family widely distributed throughout North America. It is deeper-bodied than most suckers, leading to a fuller-bodied appeara ...
'' ( Lesueur, 1817) (Quillback)
* ''Carpiodes velifer
''Velifer'' is an Indo-Pacific genus of ray-finned fishes in the family Veliferidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species ''Velifer hypselopterus'', the sailfin velifer. This species grows to a length of total length and is o ...
'' (Rafinesque, 1820) (Highfin carpsucker)
References
Catostomidae
Fish of North America
Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque
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