Biology:Cycleptus

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Cycleptus is a genus of freshwater fish containing two relatively large North American species[1] of suckers. They are endemic to river basins draining into the Gulf of Mexico, including the Mississippi, Rio Grande and others in the United States and Mexico.

Species

  • Cycleptus elongatus (Lesueur, 1817) (Blue sucker)
  • Cycleptus meridionalis Burr & Mayden, 1999 (Southeastern blue sucker)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Cycleptus in FishBase. August 2011 version.


Wikidata ☰ Q5198190 entry