Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Catostomidae Suckers
Subfamily: Catostominae
Genus: Hypentelium

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3 species (see list below)
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Photo by Burkhead, N.

North America
Max. Length 23 cm TL
Hypentelium etowanum (Jordan, 1877)

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Hypentelium etowanum
[Alabama hog sucker]

Photo by Lyons, J.

North America
Max. Length 61 cm TL
Hypentelium nigricans (Lesueur, 1817)

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Hypentelium nigricans
[Northern hog sucker]

Photo by N. Burkhead & R. Jenkins, courtesy of VDGIF

North America
Max. Length 16 cm TL
Hypentelium roanokense Raney & Lachner, 1947

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Hypentelium roanokense
[Roanoke hog sucker]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Hypentelium etowanum Alabama hog sucker North America 23 TL 1877
Hypentelium nigricans Northern hog sucker North America 61 TL 1817
Hypentelium roanokense Roanoke hog sucker North America 16 TL 1947



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