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Carpiodes

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Cypriniformes

Scientific name
  
Carpiodes

Rank
  
Genus

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Catostomidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

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Similar
  
Quillback, River carpsucker, Highfin carpsucker, Ictiobus, Moxostoma

Carpiodes is a genus of suckers found in freshtwater in North America.

Species

There are currently three recognized species in the genus:

  • River carpsucker, Carpiodes carpio (Rafinesque, 1820)
  • Quillback, Carpiodes cyprinus (Lesueur, 1817)
  • Highfin carpsucker, Carpiodes velifer (Rafinesque, 1820)

    • References

    Carpiodes Wikipedia
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