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Erimyzon

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Erimyzon is a genus of suckers native to North America. There are currently four recognized species in this genus.

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Vinony's link graph records 5 inbound references to Erimyzon, and connects out to Animalia, North America and Chordata.

It is catalogued under topics including Catostomidae, Erimyzon and Fish of North America.

Vinony links it to 11 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

Lake Chubsucker

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderCypriniformes
  5. FamilyCatostomidae
Habitatfreshwater
Observations536

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Specimen records
182
Family
Catostomidae
Collections
CUMV, USNM, AUM, NCSM, UA
Recorded in
United States

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Erimyzon claviformis 2.jpg
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taxon name
Erimyzon
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Category:Erimyzon
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Encyclopedic overview

4 sections
Contents
  • Species
  • Biology
  • Diet
  • References

Erimyzon is a genus of suckers native to North America. There are currently four recognized species in this genus.

==Species== Erimyzon claviformis (Girard, 1856) (Western creek chubsucker) Erimyzon oblongus (Mitchill, 1814) (Eastern creek chubsucker) Erimyzon sucetta (Lacépède, 1803) (Lake chubsucker) Erimyzon tenuis (Agassiz, 1855) (Sharpfin chubsucker)

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