Chasmistes

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Kingdom Animalia Family Catostomidae Phylum Chordata		Order Cypriniformes Scientific name Chasmistes Rank Genus

Lower classifications June sucker, Shortnose sucker, Cui‑ui, Snake River sucker

Chasmistes is a genus of ray-finned fish in the Catostomidae family.

They are native to freshwater habitats in the Western United States.

Several species are seriously threatened and one became extinct in recent history (a second extinct species is only known from fossils).

Species

The Chasmistes genus contains these species:

Chasmistes brevirostris Cope, 1879 — shortnose sucker

Chasmistes cujus Cope, 1883 — cui-ui

Chasmistes fecundus (Cope & Yarrow, 1875) — Webug sucker

Chasmistes liorus D. S. Jordan, 1878 — June sucker

Chasmistes liorus liorus D. S. Jordan, 1878

Chasmistes liorus mictus R. R. Miller & G. R. Smith, 1981

†Chasmistes muriei R. R. Miller & G. R. Smith, 1981 — Snake River sucker

†Chasmistes spatulifer R. R. Miller & G. R. Smith, 1967

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