Carpiodes
| Carpiodes | |
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| Carpiodes carpio | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Catostomidae |
| Subfamily: | Ictiobinae |
| Genus: | Carpiodes Rafinesque, 1820 |
| Type species | |
| Catostomus cyprinus Lesueur, 1817
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Carpiodes is a genus of suckers found in freshtwater in North America.[1]
Species
There are currently three recognized species in the genus:[1]
- River carpsucker, Carpiodes carpio (Rafinesque, 1820)
- Quillback, Carpiodes cyprinus (Lesueur, 1817)
- Highfin carpsucker, Carpiodes velifer (Rafinesque, 1820)
References
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Carpiodes in FishBase. August 2011 version.