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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. It is now presumed to be an extinct species.

See also

References

  1. ^ Noel M. Burkhead (September 2012). "Extinction Rates in North American Freshwater Fishes, 1900–2010". BioScience. 62 (9): 801.
  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.
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