Kingdom Animalia Genus Chasmistes Phylum Chordata Rank Species | Family Catostomidae Scientific name Chasmistes muriei Higher classification Chasmistes Order Cypriniformes | |
Similar Chasmistes, Harelip sucker, Yaqui sucker, Bigeye jumprock, Thoburnia rhothoeca | ||
The Snake River sucker, scientific name Chasmistes muriei, is an extinct species of ray-finned fish in the Catostomidae family.
It was endemic to the Snake River below Jackson Lake Dam in Wyoming. It is now presumed to be an extinct species.
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