Carpiodes

Genus of fishes

Carpiodes
Carpiodes carpio
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Catostomidae
Subfamily: Ictiobinae
Genus: Carpiodes
Rafinesque, 1820
Type species
Catostomus cyprinus
Lesueur, 1817

Carpiodes is a genus of suckers found in freshwater in North America.[1]

Characteristics

The fish in this genus have a long and hook-shaped dorsal fin. They have a silver body and a white to orange pelvic fin. They have a complete lateral line, and have a two-chambered gas chamber.[2]

Species

There are currently three recognized species in the genus:[1]

  • River carpsucker, Carpiodes carpio (Rafinesque, 1820)
  • Quillback, Carpiodes cyprinus (Lesueur, 1817)
  • Highfin carpsucker, Carpiodes velifer (Rafinesque, 1820)

References

  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Carpiodes in FishBase. August 2011 version.
  2. ^ Page, Lawrence M.; Burr, Brooks M. (2011). Peterson Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes of North America North of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 301. ISBN 978-0547242064.
Taxon identifiers
Carpiodes
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