Biology:Klamath largescale sucker

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Short description: Species of fish

Klamath largescale sucker
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Catostomidae
Genus: Catostomus
Species:
C. snyderi
Binomial name
Catostomus snyderi
Gilbert, 1898

The Klamath largescale sucker (Catostomus snyderi) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Catostomidae.

It is endemic to the Klamath River basin in northern California and southern Oregon, within the Western United States.

Relationship with humans

The International Game Fish Association all tackle world record for the species stands at 2 lb 11 oz from the Sprague River in Oregon, USA.[2]

Sources

Specific

Wikidata ☰ Q308038 entry