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Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Catostomidae Suckers
Subfamily: Catostominae
Genus: Chasmistes

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5 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 64 cm TL
 
Chasmistes brevirostris
[Shortnose sucker]
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Max. Length 67 cm TL
 
Chasmistes cujus
[Cui-ui]
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Chasmistes fecundus
[]

Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes

North America
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Chasmistes liorus Jordan, 1878

Photo by Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes
 
Chasmistes liorus
[June sucker]
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Chasmistes muriei
[Snake River sucker]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Chasmistes brevirostris Shortnose sucker North America 64 TL 1879
Chasmistes cujus Cui-ui North America 67 TL 1883
Chasmistes fecundus North America 1875
Chasmistes liorus June sucker North America 60 TL 1878
Chasmistes muriei Snake River sucker North America 1981



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