''Catostomus'' is a

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of fish belonging to the family Catostomidae, commonly known as suckers. Most members of the genus are native to North America, but '' C. catostomus'' is also found in Russia. Fish from different species of the genus are known to readily hybridize with each other.

Characteristics

The members of this genus have nearly cylindrical bodies. They have large, horizontal mouths, and their lips are very much papillose. They have complete lateral lines. They have from 54 to 124 scales, seven to 17 dorsal rays, usually seven anal rays, and 20 to 44 thin, unbranched

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on their first gill arches. Their gas bladders have two chambers. The young of many of the species in the genus have three dark grey blotches along their sides.

Species

Currently, 28 recognized species are in this genus: * '' Catostomus ardens'' D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1881 (Utah sucker) * '' Catostomus bernardini'' Girard, 1856 (Yaqui sucker) * '' Catostomus bondi'' G. R. Smith, J. D. Stewart & N. E. Carpenter, 2013Smith, G.R., Stewart, J.D. & Carpenter, N.E. (2013): Fossil and recent mountain suckers, ''Pantosteus'', and significance of introgression in catostomin fishes of Western United States. ''Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan, 743: 1-59.'' * '' Catostomus cahita''

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, 1986 (Cahita sucker) * '' Catostomus catostomus'' ( J. R. Forster, 1773) ** '' Catostomus catostomus catostomus'' (J. R. Forster, 1773) (longnose sucker) ** †''C. c. cristatus''

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, 1883 ** ''C. c. lacustris'' Bajkov, 1927 (Jasper longnose sucker) * '' Catostomus clarkii'' S. F. Baird & Girard, 1854 (desert sucker) * '' Catostomus columbianus'' ( C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1893) (bridgelip sucker) * '' Catostomus commersonii'' (

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, 1803) (white sucker) * '' Catostomus conchos'' Meek, 1902 * '' Catostomus discobolus'' (Cope, 1871) ** ''C. d. discobolus'' (Cope, 1871) (bluehead sucker) ** '' C. d. jarrovii'' (Cope, 1874) (Zuni bluehead sucker) * '' Catostomus fumeiventris'' R. R. Miller, 1973 (Owens sucker) * ''

Catostomus insignis The Sonora Sucker (Gila Sucker), ''Catostomus insignis'', is a medium-sized catostomid fish with 16 other species in the genus scattered throughout North America. This species is remarkably similar in appearance to the Yaqui Sucker The Yaqui ...

'' S. F. Baird & Girard, 1854 (Sonora sucker) * '' Catostomus latipinnis'' S. F. Baird & Girard, 1853 (flannelmouth sucker) * ''

Catostomus leopoldi The Bavispe sucker, in Mexican matalote del Bavispe (''Catostomus leopoldi''), is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Catostomidae. It is found only in Mexico. The fish is named in honor of the ecologist, environmentalist and author Aldo ...

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, 1986) (Bavispe sucker) * '' Catostomus macrocheilus'' , Girard, 1856 (largescale sucker) * ''

Catostomus microps The Modoc sucker (''Catostomus microps'') is a rare species of freshwater fish native to northern California and southern Oregon. It grows to a length of about and becomes sexually mature at . It feeds on algae, small invertebrates and detritus, ...

'' Rutter, 1908 (Modoc sucker) * ''

Catostomus nebuliferus ''Catostomus'' is a genus of fish belonging to the family Catostomidae, commonly known as suckers. Most members of the genus are native to North America, but '' C. catostomus'' is also found in Russia. Fish from different species of the genus are ...

'' Garman, 1881 (Nazas sucker) * ''

Catostomus occidentalis The Sacramento sucker (''Catostomus occidentalis'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Catostomidae. It is primarily found in California with some populations extending into Oregon and Nevada. They inhabit a diverse range of habitats ...

'' Ayres, 1854 ** ''C. o. lacusanserinus'' Fowler, 1913 (Goose Lake sucker) ** ''C. o. mnioltiltus'' (Monterey sucker) ** ''C. o. occidentalis'' Ayres, 1854 (Sacramento sucker) * '' Catostomus platyrhynchus'' (Cope, 1874) (Mountain sucker) * ''

Catostomus plebeius The Rio Grande sucker (''Catostomus plebeius'') is a North American freshwater fish in the family Catostomidae. It has a typical bottom-feeding phenotype and fills lower trophic levels alongside Rio Grande cutthroat trout and Rio Grande chub spe ...

'' S. F. Baird & Girard, 1854 (Rio Grande sucker) * '' Catostomus rimiculus'' C. H. Gilbert & Snyder, 1898 (Klamath smallscale sucker) * '' Catostomus santaanae'' ( Snyder, 1908) (Santa Ana sucker) * ''

Catostomus snyderi The Klamath largescale sucker (''Catostomus snyderi'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Catostomidae. It is endemic to the Klamath River basin in northern California and southern Oregon, within the Western United States. Relationsh ...

'' C. H. Gilbert, 1898 (Klamath largescale sucker) * ''

Catostomus tahoensis The Tahoe sucker (''Catostomus tahoensis'') is a freshwater Cypriniform fish inhabiting the Great Basin region of the Western United States. Description The Tahoe sucker is a large, long fish with a tapering head. It can grow up to 24 inches in ...

'' T. N. Gill & D. S. Jordan, 1878 (Tahoe sucker) * '' Catostomus tsiltcoosensis'' Evermann & Meek, 1898 * ''

Catostomus utawana ''Catostomus'' is a genus of fish belonging to the family Catostomidae, commonly known as suckers. Most members of the genus are native to North America, but '' C. catostomus'' is also found in Russia. Fish from different species of the genus ar ...

'' F. W. Mather, 1886 (summer sucker) * '' Catostomus warnerensis'' Snyder, 1908 (Warner sucker) * '' Catostomus wigginsi'' Herre & Brock, 1936 (Opata sucker)

References

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