Klamath largescale sucker
The Klamath largescale sucker (Catostomus snyderi) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Catostomidae.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Catostomidae |
| Genus: | Catostomus |
| Species: | C. snyderi |
| Binomial name | |
| Catostomus snyderi Gilbert, 1898 | |
It is endemic to the Klamath River basin in northern California and southern Oregon, within the Western United States.
Relationship with humans
The International Game Fish Association all tackle world record for the species stands at 2 lb 11 oz from the Sprague River in Oregon, USA.[2]
Sources
- Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. Catostomus snyderi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Catostomus snyderi" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
- Specific
- NatureServe (2014). "Catostomus snyderi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T4053A2933050. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T4053A2933050.en.
- "Sucker, Klamath largescale". igfa.org. International Game Fish Association. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
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