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  3. Chordates
  4. Ray-finned Fishes
  5. Minnows, Suckers, Carps, and Loaches
  6. Suckers
  7. Suckers

family

Suckers

Catostomidae

Includes
38 native
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Children

  • Catostominae 31 native
  • Buffalofish and Carpsuckers 6 native
  • Cycleptinae 1 native
  • Myxocyprininae

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Most observed native suckers All

Native to the US, by observations.

  • White Sucker Catostomus commersonii 7,440 observations
  • Northern Hog Sucker Hypentelium nigricans 3,658 observations
  • Golden Redhorse Moxostoma erythrurum 1,356 observations
  • Shorthead Redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum 1,267 observations
  • Smallmouth Buffalo Ictiobus bubalus 1,044 observations
  • Longnose Sucker Catostomus catostomus 830 observations
  • Silver Redhorse Moxostoma anisurum 759 observations
  • Sacramento Sucker Catostomus occidentalis 744 observations
  • Spotted Sucker Minytrema melanops 726 observations
  • Largescale Sucker Catostomus macrocheilus 711 observations
  • Quillback Carpiodes cyprinus 587 observations
  • Lake Chubsucker Erimyzon sucetta 562 observations
  • Bigmouth Buffalo Ictiobus cyprinellus 533 observations
  • River Carpsucker Carpiodes carpio 504 observations
  • Eastern Creek Chubsucker Erimyzon oblongus 418 observations
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