Shortnose sucker
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Name (Latin)
Shortnose sucker
Other forms of name
Chasmistes brevirostris
Short-nose sucker
See Also From tracing topical name
Chasmistes
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q3756626
Library of congress:
sh2010006231
Sources of Information
- Work cat.: Stubbs, K. Lost River (Deltistes luxatus) and shortnose (Chasmistes brevirostris) sucker recovery plan, 1993.
- FishBase, via WWW, Apr. 6, 2010(Chasmistes brevirostris Cope, 1879 - shortnose sucker)
- ITIS, Apr. 6, 2010(Chasmistes brevirostris Cope, 1879 -- short-nose sucker, shortnose sucker)
- NatureServe Explorer, via WWW, Apr. 6, 2010(Chasmistes brevirostris, Shortnose Sucker)
- Wikipedia, Apr. 6, 2010(shortnose sucker, Chasmistes brevirostris)
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Chasmistes brevirostris
Rollie White, Public domain
Wikipedia description:
The shortnose sucker (Chasmistes brevirostris), also known as the koptu (pronounced KOP-too) by the Klamath Tribes, is a rare species of fish in the family Catostomidae, the suckers. It is native to southern Oregon and northern California in the United States. This species and related ones were a major food source for local tribes, and are still considered to be sacred animals. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.
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