Bavispe sucker
The Bavispe sucker, in Mexican matalote del Bavispe (Catostomus leopoldi), is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Catostomidae. It is found only in Mexico.
Bavispe sucker | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Catostomidae |
Genus: | Catostomus |
Species: | C. leopoldi |
Binomial name | |
Catostomus leopoldi (Siebert & W. L. Minckley, 1986) | |
The fish is named in honor of the ecologist, environmentalist and author Aldo Leopold (1887-1948).[2]
References
- Contreras-Balderas, S.; Almada-Villela, P. (2019). "Catostomus leopoldi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T4045A2932690. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T4045A2932690.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Families GYRINOCHEILIDAE and CATOSTOMIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
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