Catostomidae

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Catostomidae is the sucker fish family of the Cypriniformes order.

There are 80 species in this family of freshwater fishes. Catostomidae are found in North America, east central China, and eastern Siberia. Their mouth is located on the underside of the head, with thick, fleshy lips which enable the fish to attach to rocks in quicker flowing waters. Most species are less than two feet (60 cm) in length, with the largest species reaching 40 inches (1 m) in size. They are not usually fished recreationally, providing little sport for the fisherman and not highly prized in North America for their flesh.

Catostomidae are most often found in rivers, but can be found in any freshwater environment. Their food ranges from detritus and bottom dwelling organisms (such as crustaceans and worms), to surface insects and small fishes for the larger suckers.

In northern Minnesota they are often speared and netted, during the spring run. They are then smoked.

Species

Genus Carpiodes
* River carpsucker, Carpiodes carpio (Rafinesque, 1820).
* Quillback, Carpiodes cyprinus (Lesueur, 1817).
* Carpiodes dialuzona Van Hasselt, 1823.
* Highfin carpsucker, Carpiodes velifer (Rafinesque, 1820).
Genus Catostomus
* Utah sucker, Catostomus ardens Jordan & Gilbert, 1881.
* Yaqui sucker, Catostomus bernardini Girard, 1856.
* Cahita sucker, Catostomus cahita Siebert & Minckley, 1986.
* Longnose sucker, Catostomus catostomus catostomus (Forster, 1773).
* Jasper longnose sucker, Catostomus catostomus lacustris Bajkov, 1927.
* Desert sucker, Catostomus clarkii Baird & Girard, 1854.
* Bridgelip sucker, Catostomus columbianus (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1893).
* White sucker, Catostomus commersonii (Lacépède, 1803).
* Catostomus conchos Meek, 1902.
* Bluehead sucker, Catostomus discobolus discobolus (Cope, 1871).
* Zuni bluehead sucker, Catostomus discobolus yarrowi (Cope, 1874).
* Owens sucker, Catostomus fumeiventris Miller, 1973.
* Sonora sucker, Catostomus insignis Baird & Girard, 1854.
* Flannelmouth sucker, Catostomus latipinnis Baird & Girard, 1853.
* Bavispe sucker, Catostomus leopoldi Siebert & Minckley, 1986.
* Largescale sucker, Catostomus macrocheilus Girard, 1856.
* Modoc sucker, Catostomus microps Rutter, 1908.
* Nazas sucker, Catostomus nebuliferus Garman, 1881.
* Goose lake sucker, Catostomus occidentalis lacusanserinus Fowler, 1913.
* Sacramento sucker, Catostomus occidentalis occidentalis Ayres, 1854.
* Mountain sucker, Catostomus platyrhynchus (Cope, 1874).
* Rio Grande sucker, Catostomus plebeius Baird & Girard, 1854.
* Jenny creek sucker, Catostomus rimiculus Gilbert & Snyder, 1898.
* Santa Ana sucker, Catostomus santaanae (Snyder, 1908).
* Klamath largescale sucker, Catostomus snyderi Gilbert, 1898.
* Tahoe sucker, Catostomus tahoensis Gill & Jordan, 1878.
* Warner sucker, Catostomus warnerensis Snyder, 1908.
* Opata sucker, Catostomus wigginsi Herre & Brock, 1936.
Genus Chasmistes
* Shortnose sucker, Chasmistes brevirostris Cope, 1879.
* Cui-ui, Chasmistes cujus Cope, 1883.
* Chasmistes fecundus (Cope & Yarrow, 1875).
* June sucker, Chasmistes liorus liorus Jordan, 1878.
* Chasmistes liorus mictus Miller & Smith, 1981.
* Snake River sucker, Chasmistes muriei Miller & Smith, 1981.
Genus Cycleptus
* Blue sucker, Cycleptus elongatus (Lesueur, 1817).
* southeastern blue sucker, Cycleptus meridionalis Burr & Mayden, 1999.
Genus Deltistes
* Lost River sucker, Deltistes luxatus (Cope, 1879).
Genus Erimyzon
* Creek chubsucker, Erimyzon oblongus (Mitchill, 1814).
* Lake chubsucker, Erimyzon sucetta (Lacépède, 1803).
* Sharpfin chubsucker, Erimyzon tenuis (Agassiz, 1855).
Genus Hypentelium
* Alabama hog sucker, Hypentelium etowanum (Jordan, 1877).
* Northern hog sucker, Hypentelium nigricans (Lesueur, 1817).
* Roanoke hog sucker, Hypentelium roanokense Raney & Lachner, 1947.
Genus Ictiobus
* Smallmouth buffalo, Ictiobus bubalus (Rafinesque, 1818).
* Bigmouth buffalo, Ictiobus cyprinellus (Valenciennes, 1844).
* Fleshylip buffalo, Ictiobus labiosus (Meek, 1904).
* Usumacinta buffalo, Ictiobus meridionalis (Burr & Mayden, 1999).
* Black buffalo, Ictiobus niger (Rafinesque, 1819).
Genus Minytrema
* Spotted sucker, Minytrema melanops (Rafinesque, 1820).
Genus Moxostoma
* Longlip jumprock, Moxostoma albidum (Girard, 1856).
* Silver redhorse, Moxostoma anisurum (Rafinesque, 1820).
* Bigeye jumprock, Moxostoma ariommum Robins & Raney, 1956.
* Mexican redhorse, Moxostoma austrinum Bean, 1880.
* Smallmouth redhorse, Moxostoma breviceps (Cope, 1870).
* River redhorse, Moxostoma carinatum (Cope, 1870).
* Blacktip jumprock, Moxostoma cervinum (Cope, 1868).
* Notchlip redhorse, Moxostoma collapsum (Cope, 1870).
* Gray redhorse, Moxostoma congestum (Baird & Girard, 1854).
* Black redhorse, Moxostoma duquesni (Lesueur, 1817).
* Golden redhorse, Moxostoma erythrurum (Rafinesque, 1818).
* Copper redhorse, Moxostoma hubbsi Legendre, 1952.
* Harelip sucker, Moxostoma lacerum (Jordan & Brayton, 1877).
* Greater jumprock, Moxostoma lachneri Robins & Raney, 1956.
* Shorthead redhorse, Moxostoma macrolepidotum (Lesueur, 1817).
* Mascota jumprock, Moxostoma mascotae Regan, 1907.
* V-lip redhorse, Moxostoma pappillosum (Cope, 1870).
* Pealip redhorse, Moxostoma pisolabrum Trautman & Martin, 1951.
* Blacktail redhorse, Moxostoma poecilurum (Jordan, 1877).
* Smallfin redhorse, Moxostoma robustum (Cope, 1870).
* Striped jumprock, Moxostoma rupiscartes Jordan & Jenkins, 1889.
* Greater redhorse, Moxostoma valenciennesi Jordan, 1885.
Genus Myxocyprinus
* Chinese sucker, Myxocyprinus asiaticus (Bleeker, 1865).
Genus Thoburnia
* Blackfin sucker, Thoburnia atripinnis (Bailey, 1959).
* Rustyside sucker, Thoburnia hamiltoni Raney & Lachner, 1946.
* Torrent sucker, Thoburnia rhothoeca (Thoburn, 1896).
Genus Xyrauchen
* Razorback sucker, Xyrauchen texanus (Abbott, 1860).

References

["Catostomidae"]. FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. February 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.

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