Hypentelium - Hogsuckers

Classification

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

Description

Hypentelium is a genus of suckers found in the eastern United States and Canada. There are three recognized species in this genus.

  • Hypentelium etowanum  (Alabama hog sucker)
  • Hypentelium nigricans (Northern hog sucker)
  • Hypentelium roanokense (Roanoke hog sucker)

Species

Northern hogsucker
(Hypentelium nigricans)

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