Lost River sucker

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Name (Latin)
Lost River sucker
Other forms of name
Catostomus luxatus
Chasmistes luxatus
Deltistes luxatus
See Also From tracing topical name
Deltistes
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q307074
Library of congress: sh2010006229
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(Deltistes luxatus (Cope, 1879), Lost River sucker. Synonyms: Chasmistes luxatus, Catostomus luxatus)
  • ITIS, Apr. 6, 2010(Deltistes luxatus (Cope, 1879) -- valid -- Lost River sucker. Synonyms: Catostomus luxatus, Chasmistes luxatus)
  • NatureServe Explorer, via WWW, Apr. 6, 2010(Deltistes luxatus, Lost River Sucker)
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Wikipedia description:

The Lost River sucker (Deltistes luxatus), known as the c'waam (pronounced CHWAHM) by the Klamath Tribes, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Catostomidae. It is the only living member of the genus Deltistes. It is found only in California and Oregon. Its population is much reduced from historical numbers for a number of reasons. It is federally listed as an endangered species of the United States.

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