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    The Catostomidae are the suckers of the order Cypriniformes, with about 78 species in this family of freshwater fishes. The Catostomidae are almost exclusively...
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    speciose group, the latter contain only a handful of species. The suckers (Catostomidae) are found in temperate North America and eastern Asia.[citation needed]...
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  • fishes that use suction to hold onto larger marine animals the family Catostomidae (suckers): freshwater fish found mostly in North America the species...
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    "minnows, carps, loaches, and relatives," and it includes the suckers (Catostomidae) and algae eaters (Gyrinocheilidae). Fishes of the latter family, which...
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    The Potomac River (/pəˈtoʊmək/ ) is a major river in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States that flows from the Potomac Highlands in West Virginia...
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    niger). The smallmouth buffalo's mouth is located ventrally like other Catostomidae species, whereas the bigmouth buffalo's mouth is terminal and opens forward...
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    (Ictiobus niger) is a North American species of freshwater fish in the Catostomidae or sucker family. With a lifespan of up to 24 years, it is among the...
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    International Game Fish Association. Retrieved 14 May 2019. "Fossilworks: Catostomidae". paleodb.org. Lacépède BG (1803). Histoire naturelle des poissons, Tome...
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    catostomus) is a species of cypriniform freshwater fish in the family Catostomidae. It is native to North America from the northern United States to the...
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    Ictiobus (category Catostomidae)
    Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Cypriniformes Family: Catostomidae Subfamily: Ictiobinae Genus: Ictiobus Rafinesque, 1820 Type species Catostomus...
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