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Chasmistes Shortnose sucker Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Cypriniformes Family: Catostomidae Genus: Chasmistes
D. S. Jordan, 1878Chasmistes is a genus of ray-finned fish in the Catostomidae family. It contains the following species:
- Chasmistes brevirostris Cope, 1879 (Shortnose sucker)
- Chasmistes cujus Cope, 1883 (Cui-ui)
- Chasmistes fecundus (Cope & Yarrow, 1875) (Webug sucker)
- Chasmistes liorus D. S. Jordan, 1878 (June sucker)
- Chasmistes liorus liorus D. S. Jordan, 1878 (June sucker)
- Chasmistes liorus mictus R. R. Miller & G. R. Smith, 1981
- †Chasmistes muriei R. R. Miller & G. R. Smith, 1981 (Snake River sucker)
- fossil species: †Chasmistes spatulifer R. R. Miller & G. R. Smith, 1967
References
- "Chasmistes". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=163960. Retrieved March 7, 2008.
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Chasmistes in FishBase. August 2011 version.
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