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Erimyzon

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Catostomidae

Rank
  
Genus

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Cypriniformes

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Similar
  
Lake chubsucker, Spotted sucker, Carpiodes, Moxostoma, Catostomidae

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

Species

  • 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)

    • References

    Erimyzon Wikipedia
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