Erimyzon - Chubsuckers

Classification

Genus: Erimyzon - Chubsuckers
Family: Catostomidae - Suckers
Order: Cypriniformes - Carps
Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

Description

Erimyzon is a genus of suckers native to North America. There are currently four recognized species in this genus.

Erimyzon claviformis (Girard, 1856) (Western creek chubsucker)
Erimyzon oblongus (Mitchill, 1814) (Creek chubsucker)
Erimyzon sucetta (Lacépède, 1803) (Lake chubsucker)
Erimyzon tenuis (Agassiz, 1855) (Sharpfin chubsucker)

Species

Creek chubsucker
(Erimyzon oblongus)

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