Cycleptus - Blue suckers

Classification

Genus: Cycleptus - Blue suckers

Description

Cycleptus is a genus of freshwater fish containing two relatively large North American species of suckers. They are endemic to river basins draining into the Gulf of Mexico, including the Mississippi, Rio Grande and others in the United States and Mexico.

Species:

  1. Cycleptus elongatus (Blue sucker)
  2. Cycleptus meridionalis (Southeastern blue sucker)

Species