Thoburnia

Thoburnia
Torrent sucker Thoburnia rhothoeca
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Catostomidae
Tribe:	Thoburniinae
Genus:	Thoburnia D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1917
Type species
Catostomus rhotothecus Thoburn, 1896

Thoburnia is a genus of suckers found in the eastern United States. There are currently three recognized species in this genus. Formerly regarded as a subgenus of the genus Moxostoma before elevation to full genus.

Species[edit]

• Thoburnia atripinnis (R. M. Bailey, 1959) (Blackfin sucker)
• Thoburnia hamiltoni Raney & Lachner, 1946 (Rustyside sucker)
• Thoburnia rhothoeca (Thoburn, 1896) (Torrent sucker)

References[edit]

• Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Thoburnia in FishBase. August 2011 version.