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Snake River sucker

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Snake River sucker

Presumed Extinct (1928[1])  (NatureServe)[3]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Catostomidae
Genus: Chasmistes
Species:
C. muriei
Binomial name
Chasmistes muriei

The Snake River sucker (Chasmistes muriei) is an extinct species of ray-finned fish in the family Catostomidae. It was endemic to the Snake River below Jackson Lake Dam in Wyoming. Described from a single specimen, it is now presumed to be an extinct species.[4]

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  1. ^ Noel M. Burkhead (September 2012). "Extinction Rates in North American Freshwater Fishes, 1900–2010". BioScience. 62 (9): 801. doi:10.1525/bio.2012.62.9.5. JSTOR 10.1525/bio.2012.62.9.5.
  2. ^ NatureServe (2013). "Chasmistes muriei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T4589A3004173. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T4589A3004173.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Chasmistes muriei". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  4. ^ Trushenski, Jesse T. (10 June 2019). "Pricing the Priceless". American Fisheries Society. Archived from the original on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.