Cycleptus | |
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Cycleptus elongatus | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Catostomidae |
Subfamily: | Cycleptinae |
Genus: |
Cycleptus Rafinesque, 1819 |
Type species | |
Cycleptus nigrescens Rafinesque, 1819
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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.
Cycleptus | |
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Cycleptus elongatus | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Catostomidae |
Subfamily: | Cycleptinae |
Genus: |
Cycleptus Rafinesque, 1819 |
Type species | |
Cycleptus nigrescens Rafinesque, 1819
|
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.