Chasmistes
| Chasmistes | |
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| Shortnose sucker | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Catostomidae |
| Genus: |
Chasmistes D. S. Jordan, 1878 |
Chasmistes is a genus of ray-finned fish in the Catostomidae family.
They are native to freshwater habitats in the Western United States.
Several species are seriously threatened and one became extinct in recent history (a second extinct species is only known from fossils).
The Chasmistes genus contains these species:
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