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

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4 species (see list below)
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Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes

North America
Max. Length 23 cm TL
Erimyzon claviformis (Girard, 1856)

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Erimyzon claviformis
[Western creek chubsucker]

Photo by Lyons, J.

North America
Max. Length 37.6 cm TL
Erimyzon oblongus (Mitchill, 1814)

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Erimyzon oblongus
[Eastern creek chubsucker]

Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy

North America
Max. Length 41 cm TL
Erimyzon sucetta (Lacepède, 1803)

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Erimyzon sucetta
[Lake chubsucker]

Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy

North America
Max. Length 33 cm TL
Erimyzon tenuis (Agassiz, 1855)

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Erimyzon tenuis
[Sharpfin chubsucker]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Erimyzon claviformis Western creek chubsucker North America 23 TL 1856
Erimyzon oblongus Eastern creek chubsucker North America 37.6 TL 1814
Erimyzon sucetta Lake chubsucker North America 41 TL 1803
Erimyzon tenuis Sharpfin chubsucker North America 33 TL 1855



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