Catostomidae - Wikipedia
Catostomidae. The Catostomidae are the suckers of the order Cypriniformes, with about 78 species in this family of freshwater fishes. The Catostomidae are almost exclusively native to North America. The only exceptions are Catostomus catostomus, found in both North America and Russia, and Myxocyprinus asiaticus found only in China.
Sucker Family, Catostomidae - Cornell University
Catostomidae The sucker family contains many species and is widely distributed throughout the United States. Suckers are omnivorous feeding on both animal and plant material on lake and stream bottoms.
Catostomidae - Animalia
The Catostomidae are the suckers of the order Cypriniformes, with about 78 species in this family of freshwater fishes. The Catostomidae are almost exclusively native to North America.
Catostomidae - The Fish Tree of Life
Taxonomy and phylogeny of Catostomidae, a family of ray-finned fishes. Based on the Phylogenetic Fish Classification. Also includes species checklists, fossil calibrations, DNA sequences.
Suckers (Catostomidae) | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Catostomidae. Identification Numbers. TSN: 163892. Geography. Launch Interactive Map. Working with others to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. Footer Menu - Employment. Careers & …
Sucker | Freshwater, Bottom-Feeder, Omnivore | Britannica
Sucker, (family Catostomidae), any of the freshwater fishes constituting the family Catostomidae, similar to and closely related to the carp and minnows (Cyprinidae). There are about 80 to 100 species of suckers. Except for a few species in Asia, all are North American.
ADW: Catostomidae: INFORMATION
Catostomidae. Suckers. By Tanya Dewey. The 68 species of suckers are found in freshwater rivers in North America, China, and northeastern Siberia. They can grow up to 1 meter long, but are usually less than 60 centimeters long.
Family CATOSTOMIDAE Agassiz 1850 (Suckers) | The ETYFish …
2024年9月18日 · Family CATOSTOMIDAE Agassiz 1850 (Suckers) Myxocyprinus Gill 1878 myxo-, from mýzō (Gr. μύζω), to suck, referring to fleshy, papillose lips that suck up food (hence the common name “sucker”); cyprinus, from kyprī́nos (Gr. …
Catostomidae - Wikiwand
The Catostomidae are the suckers of the order Cypriniformes, with about 78 species in this family of freshwater fishes. The Catostomidae are almost exclusively native to North America. The only exceptions are Catostomus catostomus, found in both North America and Russia, and Myxocyprinus asiaticus found only in China.
Phylogeny and divergence times of suckers (Cypriniformes: Catostomidae …
2018年5月2日 · Catostomidae (“suckers”) is a diverse (76 species) and broadly distributed family of Holarctic freshwater fishes with a rich fossil record and a considerable number (∼35%) of threatened and imperiled species.