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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Catostomidae Suckers
Subfamily: Catostominae
Genus: Catostomus

(See list of species below)


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28 species (see list below)

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North America
Max. Length 65 cm TL
 
Catostomus ardens
[Utah sucker]

Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy

North America
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Catostomus bernardini Girard, 1856

Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy
 
Catostomus bernardini
[Yaqui sucker]
No picture found
North America
Max. Length 12.9 cm SL
 
Catostomus bondi
[]

Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy

North America

Catostomus cahita Siebert & Minckley, 1986

Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy
 
Catostomus cahita
[Cahita sucker]

Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy

North America
Max. Length 64 cm TL
Catostomus catostomus (Forster, 1773)

Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy
 
Catostomus catostomus
[Longnose sucker]

Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy

North America
Max. Length 33 cm TL
Catostomus clarkii Baird & Girard, 1854

Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy
 
Catostomus clarkii
[Desert sucker]
No picture found
North America
Max. Length 30 cm TL
 
Catostomus columbianus
[Bridgelip sucker]

Photo by Seelig, C.

North America
Max. Length 65 cm TL
Catostomus commersonii (Lacepède, 1803)

Photo by Seelig, C.
 
Catostomus commersonii
[White sucker]
No picture found
North America
 
Catostomus conchos
[]

Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy

North America
Max. Length 41 cm TL
Catostomus discobolus Cope, 1871

Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy
 
Catostomus discobolus
[Bluehead sucker]
No picture found
North America
Max. Length 50 cm TL
 
Catostomus fumeiventris
[Owens sucker]

Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy

North America
Max. Length 80 cm TL
Catostomus insignis Baird & Girard, 1854

Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy
 
Catostomus insignis
[Sonora sucker]

Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy

North America
Max. Length 56 cm TL
Catostomus latipinnis Baird & Girard, 1853

Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy
 
Catostomus latipinnis
[Flannelmouth sucker]

Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy

North America

Catostomus leopoldi Siebert & Minckley, 1986

Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy
 
Catostomus leopoldi
[Bavispe sucker]

Photo by Keeley, E.R.

North America
Max. Length 61 cm TL
Catostomus macrocheilus Girard, 1856

Photo by Keeley, E.R.
 
Catostomus macrocheilus
[Largescale sucker]
No picture found
North America
Max. Length 34 cm TL
 
Catostomus microps
[Modoc sucker]
No picture found
North America
 
Catostomus nebuliferus
[Nazas sucker]

Photo by Reyes, R.C.

North America
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Catostomus occidentalis Ayres, 1854

Photo by Reyes, R.C.
 
Catostomus occidentalis
[Sacramento sucker]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

North America
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Catostomus platyrhynchus (Cope, 1874)

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Catostomus platyrhynchus
[Mountain sucker]
No picture found
North America
Max. Length 20 cm TL
 
Catostomus plebeius
[Rio Grande sucker]
No picture found
North America
Max. Length 50 cm TL
 
Catostomus rimiculus
[Jenny creek sucker]
No picture found
North America
Max. Length 25 cm TL
 
Catostomus santaanae
[Santa Ana sucker]
No picture found
North America
Max. Length 55 cm TL
 
Catostomus snyderi
[Klamath largescale sucker]

Photo by Ribeiro, F.

North America
Max. Length 61 cm TL
Catostomus tahoensis Gill & Jordan, 1878

Photo by Ribeiro, F.
 
Catostomus tahoensis
[Tahoe sucker]
No picture found
North America
Max. Length 4.4 cm SL
 
Catostomus tsiltcoosensis
[Tyee sucker]

Photo by Morse, R.S.

North America
Max. Length 11 cm SL
Catostomus utawana Mather, 1886

Photo by Morse, R.S.
 
Catostomus utawana
[Summer sucker]

Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy

North America
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Catostomus warnerensis Snyder, 1908

Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy
 
Catostomus warnerensis
[Warner sucker]

Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy

North America

Catostomus wigginsi Herre & Brock, 1936

Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy
 
Catostomus wigginsi
[Opata sucker]
28 Species of Family Catostomidae with Genus Catostomus
(Suckers)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1881 Catostomus ardens Utah sucker North America 65 TL
1856 Catostomus bernardini Yaqui sucker North America 40 TL
2013 Catostomus bondi North America 12.9 SL
1986 Catostomus cahita Cahita sucker North America
1773 Catostomus catostomus Longnose sucker North America 64 TL
1854 Catostomus clarkii Desert sucker North America 33 TL
1893 Catostomus columbianus Bridgelip sucker North America 30 TL
1803 Catostomus commersonii White sucker North America 65 TL
1902 Catostomus conchos North America
1871 Catostomus discobolus Bluehead sucker North America 41 TL
1973 Catostomus fumeiventris Owens sucker North America 50 TL
1854 Catostomus insignis Sonora sucker North America 80 TL
1853 Catostomus latipinnis Flannelmouth sucker North America 56 TL
1986 Catostomus leopoldi Bavispe sucker North America
1856 Catostomus macrocheilus Largescale sucker North America 61 TL
1908 Catostomus microps Modoc sucker North America 34 TL
1881 Catostomus nebuliferus Nazas sucker North America
1854 Catostomus occidentalis Sacramento sucker North America 60 TL
1874 Catostomus platyrhynchus Mountain sucker North America 25 TL
1854 Catostomus plebeius Rio Grande sucker North America 20 TL
1898 Catostomus rimiculus Jenny creek sucker North America 50 TL
1908 Catostomus santaanae Santa Ana sucker North America 25 TL
1898 Catostomus snyderi Klamath largescale sucker North America 55 TL
1878 Catostomus tahoensis Tahoe sucker North America 61 TL
1898 Catostomus tsiltcoosensis Tyee sucker North America 4.4 SL
1886 Catostomus utawana Summer sucker North America 11 SL
1908 Catostomus warnerensis Warner sucker North America 35 TL
1936 Catostomus wigginsi Opata sucker North America



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013