Snake River sucker

The Snake River sucker (Chasmistes muriei) is an extinct species of ray-finned fish in the family Catostomidae.

Snake River sucker

Presumed Extinct (1928[3])  (NatureServe)[4]
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
R. R. Miller & G. R. Smith, 1981

It was endemic to the Snake River below Jackson Lake Dam in Wyoming. It is now presumed to be an extinct species.

See also
  • Fish extinctions since 1500
  • Fish of the Western United States
  • Freshwater fish of the United States

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. Noel M. Burkhead (September 2012). "Extinction Rates in North American Freshwater Fishes, 1900–2010". BioScience. 62 (9): 801.
  4. "Chasmistes muriei". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
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