Catostomus

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Catostomus
White sucker 01.jpg
White sucker (C. commersonii)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Catostomidae
Subfamily: Catostominae
Genus: Catostomus
Lesueur, 1817
Type species
Cyprinus catostomus
Species

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Synonyms [1]

Pantosteus Cope, 1875

Catostomus is a genus of fish belonging to the family Catostomidae, commonly known as suckers. This genus of fish usually lives in freshwater basins. [2] Most members of the genus are native to North America, but C. catostomus is also found in Russia. [3] A majority of species inhabit western North America, with only C. catostomus, C. commersonii, and C. utawana being found in eastern North America. [4]

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Characteristics

The members of this genus have nearly cylindrical bodies. They have large, horizontal mouths, and their lips are very much papillose. They have complete lateral lines. They have from 54 to 124 scales, seven to 17 dorsal rays, usually seven anal rays, and 20 to 44 thin, unbranched rakers on their first gill arches. Their gas bladders have two chambers. [3]

The young of many of the species in the genus have three dark grey blotches along their sides. [3]

Hybridization

Catostomus from different species of the genus are known to readily hybridize with each other. [3] The fish was used as a study object by biologists, revealing that fish hybridization can vary greatly from place to place. Although different species of this fish are reproductively isolated under normal circumstances this isolating barrier disappears to a certain extent as the environment changes. In addition, in areas where backcross and hybridization were widespread, the scientists found offspring of recombinant hybrids with new ecological characteristics that made them more adapted to the local environment and even more competitive with native species. Hybridization between different species of Catostomus fish occurs on a large scale, which means that many different environmental factors are involved in these geographic areas. This pattern of hybridization is also an effective mechanism for species self-protection. Although the hybrid forms of Catostomus fish break the common reproductive isolation between species, related research results can help to lead the protection of the waters where Catostomus fish live. [5]

Species

Suckers, such as this Tahoe sucker (C. tahoensis), can develop bright colors during the spawning season Catostomus tahoensis.jpg
Suckers, such as this Tahoe sucker (C. tahoensis), can develop bright colors during the spawning season

Currently, 22 recognized species are in this genus: [4] [6]

There are also two candidate species:

The genus Pantosteus was formerly classified as a subgenus of Catostomus. However, more recent studies have found them to be a monophyletic group that forms a distinct clade from all other members of Catostomus, and they also have a different morphology and ecological preferences from Catostomus. Due to this, they are now treated as their own distinct genus. [1] [9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Catastomidae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  2. ↑ Bangs, Max R.; Douglas, Marlis R.; Mussmann, Steven M.; Douglas, Michael E. (2018-06-07). "Unraveling historical introgression and resolving phylogenetic discord within Catostomus (Osteichthys: Catostomidae)". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 18 (1): 86. Bibcode:2018BMCEE..18...86B. doi: 10.1186/s12862-018-1197-y . ISSN   1471-2148. PMC   5992631 . PMID   29879898.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Page, Lawrence M.; Burr, Brooks M. (2011). Peterson Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes of North America North of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 308. ISBN   978-0547242064.
  4. 1 2 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Catostomus". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  5. ↑ Mandeville, Elizabeth G.; Parchman, Thomas L.; McDonald, David B.; Buerkle, C. Alex (2015-03-23). "Highly variable reproductive isolation among pairs of Catostomus species". Molecular Ecology. 24 (8): 1856–1872. Bibcode:2015MolEc..24.1856M. doi:10.1111/mec.13118. ISSN   0962-1083. PMC   4390503 . PMID   25703195.
  6. ↑ Smith, G.R., Stewart, J.D. & Carpenter, N.E. (2013): Fossil and recent mountain suckers, Pantosteus, and significance of introgression in catostomin fishes of Western United States. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan, 743: 1-59.
  7. ↑ Campbell, Matthew A.; Badger, Mary E.; Buckmaster, Nick; Starostka, Andrew B.; Hawks, Travis; Finger, Amanda J. (2023). "Molecular phylogenetic and population genetic relationships of a putative species of sucker (Catostomus sp.) from Surprise Valley in the Great Basin, USA". Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 152 (3): 273–286. Bibcode:2023TrAFS.152..273C. doi: 10.1002/tafs.10407 . ISSN   0002-8487.
  8. ↑ Carlson, Douglas; Morse, Richard; Hekkala, Evon (Fall 2015). "LATE-SPAWNING SUCKERS OF NEW YORK'S ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS" (PDF). American Currents (10).
  9. ↑ Unmack, Peter J.; Dowling, Thomas E.; Laitinen, Nina J.; Secor, Carol L.; Mayden, Richard L.; Shiozawa, Dennis K.; Smith, Gerald R. (2014-03-11). "Influence of Introgression and Geological Processes on Phylogenetic Relationships of Western North American Mountain Suckers (Pantosteus, Catostomidae)". PLOS ONE. 9 (3): e90061. Bibcode:2014PLoSO...990061U. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0090061 . ISSN   1932-6203. PMC   3949674 . PMID   24619087.
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