The Klamath largescale sucker (Catostomus snyderi) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Catostomidae.
| Klamath largescale sucker | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Catostomidae |
| Genus: | Catostomus |
| Species: | C. snyderi
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| Binomial name | |
| Catostomus snyderi Gilbert, 1898
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It is endemic to the Klamath River basin in northern California and southern Oregon, within the Western United States.
Relationship with humans edit
The International Game Fish Association all tackle world record for the species stands at 2 lb 11 oz from the Sprague River in Oregon, USA.[2]
Sources edit
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Catostomus snyderi" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
- Specific
- ^ NatureServe (2014). "Catostomus snyderi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T4053A2933050. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T4053A2933050.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Sucker, Klamath largescale". igfa.org. International Game Fish Association. Retrieved 9 April 2019.