Fish Identification

Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Catostomidae Suckers
Subfamily: Catostominae
Genus: Pantosteus

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7 species

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Max. Length 12.9 cm SL
 
Pantosteus bondi
Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy

North America
Max. Length 33 cm TL
Pantosteus clarkii (Baird & Girard, 1854)
Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy
 
Pantosteus clarkii
[Desert sucker]
Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy

North America
Max. Length 41 cm TL
Pantosteus discobolus (Cope, 1871)
Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy
 
Pantosteus discobolus
[Bluehead sucker]
No picture found
 
Pantosteus nebuliferus
[Nazas sucker]
Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes

North America
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Pantosteus platyrhynchus (Cope, 1874)
Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes
 
Pantosteus platyrhynchus
[Mountain sucker]
Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes

North America
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Pantosteus plebeius (Baird & Girard, 1854)
Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes
 
Pantosteus plebeius
[Rio Grande sucker]
Photo by Ruvalcaba, A.

North America
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Pantosteus santaanae Snyder, 1908
Photo by Ruvalcaba, A.
 
Pantosteus santaanae
[Santa Ana sucker]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Pantosteus bondi North America 12.9 SL 2013
Pantosteus clarkii Desert sucker North America 33 TL 1854
Pantosteus discobolus Bluehead sucker North America 41 TL 1871
Pantosteus nebuliferus Nazas sucker North America 1881
Pantosteus platyrhynchus Mountain sucker North America 25 TL 1874
Pantosteus plebeius Rio Grande sucker North America 20 TL 1854
Pantosteus santaanae Santa Ana sucker North America 25 TL 1908



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013
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