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Catostomidae

53 species in this family

The Catostomidae family includes 53 species in the guide. Browse them all below with photos, identification details and distribution — and identify them in the field with the Fin's Fish Guide app.

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Alabama hog sucker (Hypentelium etowanum) — Catostomidae
Alabama hog sucker
Hypentelium etowanum
Catostomidae
 Bigeye jumprock (Moxostoma ariommum) — Catostomidae
Bigeye jumprock
Moxostoma ariommum
Catostomidae
 Bigmouth buffalo (Ictiobus cyprinellus) — Catostomidae
Bigmouth buffalo
Ictiobus cyprinellus
Catostomidae
 Bigmouth sucker (Catostomus leopoldi) — Catostomidae
Bigmouth sucker
Catostomus leopoldi
Catostomidae
 Black jumprock (Moxostoma cervinum) — Catostomidae
Black jumprock
Moxostoma cervinum
Catostomidae
 Black redhorse (Moxostoma duquesnii) — Catostomidae
Black redhorse
Moxostoma duquesnii
Catostomidae
 Blacktail redhorse (Moxostoma poecilurum) — Catostomidae
Blacktail redhorse
Moxostoma poecilurum
Catostomidae
 Blue Sucker (Cycleptus elongatus) — Catostomidae
Blue Sucker
Cycleptus elongatus
Catostomidae
 Bluehead sucker (Catostomus discobolus) — Catostomidae
Bluehead sucker
Catostomus discobolus
Catostomidae
 Bridgelip sucker (Catostomus columbianus) — Catostomidae
Bridgelip sucker
Catostomus columbianus
Catostomidae
 Buffalofish (Ictiobus bubalus) — Catostomidae
Buffalofish
Ictiobus bubalus
Catostomidae
 Cahita sucker (Catostomus cahita) — Catostomidae
Cahita sucker
Catostomus cahita
Catostomidae
 Chinese sucker (Myxocyprinus asiaticus) — Catostomidae
Chinese sucker
Myxocyprinus asiaticus
Catostomidae
 Coarsescale sucker (Catostomus macrocheilus) — Catostomidae
Coarsescale sucker
Catostomus macrocheilus
Catostomidae
 Creek chubsucker (Erimyzon oblongus) — Catostomidae
Creek chubsucker
Erimyzon oblongus
Catostomidae
 Cui-ui (Chasmistes cujus) — Catostomidae
Cui-ui
Chasmistes cujus
Catostomidae
 Flannelmouth sucker (Catostomus latipinnis) — Catostomidae
Flannelmouth sucker
Catostomus latipinnis
Catostomidae
 Golden redhorse (Moxostoma erythrurum) — Catostomidae
Golden redhorse
Moxostoma erythrurum
Catostomidae
 Goose Lake sucker (Catostomus occidentalis) — Catostomidae
Goose Lake sucker
Catostomus occidentalis
Catostomidae
 Greater jumprock (Moxostoma lachneri) — Catostomidae
Greater jumprock
Moxostoma lachneri
Catostomidae
 Greater redhorse (Moxostoma valenciennesi) — Catostomidae
Greater redhorse
Moxostoma valenciennesi
Catostomidae
 Highfin carpsucker (Carpiodes velifer) — Catostomidae
Highfin carpsucker
Carpiodes velifer
Catostomidae
 Jenny Creek sucker (Catostomus rimiculus) — Catostomidae
Jenny Creek sucker
Catostomus rimiculus
Catostomidae
 Jordan's sucker (Catostomus platyrhynchus) — Catostomidae
Jordan's sucker
Catostomus platyrhynchus
Catostomidae
 Klamath largescale sucker (Catostomus snyderi) — Catostomidae
Klamath largescale sucker
Catostomus snyderi
Catostomidae
 Lake chubsucker (Erimyzon sucetta) — Catostomidae
Lake chubsucker
Erimyzon sucetta
Catostomidae
 Longnose sucker (Catostomus catostomus) — Catostomidae
Longnose sucker
Catostomus catostomus
Catostomidae
 Lost River Sucker (Deltistes luxatus) — Catostomidae
Lost River Sucker
Deltistes luxatus
Catostomidae
 Northern hog sucker (Hypentelium nigricans) — Catostomidae
Northern hog sucker
Hypentelium nigricans
Catostomidae
 Notchlip redhorse (Moxostoma collapsum) — Catostomidae
Notchlip redhorse
Moxostoma collapsum
Catostomidae
 Owens sucker (Catostomus fumeiventris) — Catostomidae
Owens sucker
Catostomus fumeiventris
Catostomidae
 Quillback (Carpiodes cyprinus) — Catostomidae
Quillback
Carpiodes cyprinus
Catostomidae
 Razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus) — Catostomidae
Razorback sucker
Xyrauchen texanus
Catostomidae
 River carpsucker (Carpiodes carpio) — Catostomidae
River carpsucker
Carpiodes carpio
Catostomidae
 River redhorse (Moxostoma carinatum) — Catostomidae
River redhorse
Moxostoma carinatum
Catostomidae
 Roanoke hog sucker (Hypentelium roanokense) — Catostomidae
Roanoke hog sucker
Hypentelium roanokense
Catostomidae
 Robust redhorse (Moxostoma robustum) — Catostomidae
Robust redhorse
Moxostoma robustum
Catostomidae
 Rustyside sucker (Thoburnia hamiltoni) — Catostomidae
Rustyside sucker
Thoburnia hamiltoni
Catostomidae
 Santa Ana Sucker (Catostomus santaanae) — Catostomidae
Santa Ana Sucker
Catostomus santaanae
Catostomidae
 Sharpfin chubsucker (Erimyzon tenuis) — Catostomidae
Sharpfin chubsucker
Erimyzon tenuis
Catostomidae
 Shorthead redhorse (Moxostoma macrolepidotum) — Catostomidae
Shorthead redhorse
Moxostoma macrolepidotum
Catostomidae
 Shortnose sucker (Chasmistes brevirostris) — Catostomidae
Shortnose sucker
Chasmistes brevirostris
Catostomidae
 Silver redhorse (Moxostoma anisurum) — Catostomidae
Silver redhorse
Moxostoma anisurum
Catostomidae
 Sonora sucker (Catostomus insignis) — Catostomidae
Sonora sucker
Catostomus insignis
Catostomidae
 Southern buffalo (Ictiobus meridionalis) — Catostomidae
Southern buffalo
Ictiobus meridionalis
Catostomidae
 Spotted sucker (Minytrema melanops) — Catostomidae
Spotted sucker
Minytrema melanops
Catostomidae
 Striped jumprock (Moxostoma rupiscartes) — Catostomidae
Striped jumprock
Moxostoma rupiscartes
Catostomidae
 Suckermouth redhorse (Moxostoma pappillosum) — Catostomidae
Suckermouth redhorse
Moxostoma pappillosum
Catostomidae
 Tahoe sucker (Catostomus tahoensis) — Catostomidae
Tahoe sucker
Catostomus tahoensis
Catostomidae
 Torrent sucker (Thoburnia rhothoeca) — Catostomidae
Torrent sucker
Thoburnia rhothoeca
Catostomidae
 Warner sucker (Catostomus warnerensis) — Catostomidae
Warner sucker
Catostomus warnerensis
Catostomidae
 White sucker (Catostomus commersonii) — Catostomidae
White sucker
Catostomus commersonii
Catostomidae
 Yaqui sucker (Catostomus bernardini) — Catostomidae
Yaqui sucker
Catostomus bernardini
Catostomidae