Snake River sucker
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.[5]
| Snake River sucker | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Catostomidae |
| Genus: | Chasmistes |
| Species: | †C. muriei |
| Binomial name | |
| †Chasmistes muriei R. R. Miller & G. R. Smith, 1981 | |
See also
- Fish extinctions since 1500
- Fish of the Western United States
- Freshwater fish of the United States
References
Wikispecies has information related to Chasmistes muriei.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- "Chasmistes muriei". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- Trushenski, Jesse T. (10 June 2019). "Pricing the Priceless". American Fisheries Society. Archived from the original on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
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