Carpiodes

Carpiodes
	Carpiodes carpio
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Catostomidae
Subfamily:	Ictiobinae
Genus:	Carpiodes; Rafinesque, 1820
Type species
	Catostomus cyprinus; Lesueur, 1817

Carpiodes is a genus of suckers found in freshwater in North America.^[1]

Characteristics

The fish in this genus have a long and hook-shaped dorsal fin. They have a silver body and a white to orange pelvic fin. They have a complete lateral line, and have a two-chambered gas chamber.^[2]

Species

There are currently three recognized species in the genus:^[1]

Carpiodes carpio (Rafinesque, 1820) (River carpsucker)
Carpiodes cyprinus (Lesueur, 1817) (Quillback)
Carpiodes velifer (Rafinesque, 1820) (Highfin carpsucker)

References

^ ^a ^b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Carpiodes". FishBase. August 2011 version.
^ Page, Lawrence M.; Burr, Brooks M. (2011). Peterson Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes of North America North of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 301. ISBN 978-0547242064.

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[fishbase-1] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Carpiodes". FishBase. August 2011 version.

[2] Page, Lawrence M.; Burr, Brooks M. (2011). Peterson Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes of North America North of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 301. ISBN 978-0547242064.

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