Carpiodes
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Carpiodes is a genus of suckers that are found in North America
. There are currently three species in this genus.
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
. There are currently three species in this genus.
Species
- Carpiodes carpioCarpiodes carpioThe common name of Carpiodes carpio is the river carpsucker. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee. This article is about the Carpiodes carpio, also known by its common name the “River Carpsucker.” What follows is a paper detailing a monitoring plan for this species. This fish...
(Rafinesque, 1820) (River carpsucker) - Carpiodes cyprinus (LesueurCharles Alexandre LesueurCharles Alexandre Lesueur was a French naturalist, artist and explorer.Pictured here is the oil portrait by Charles Willson Peale of Charles-Alexandre Lesueur...
, 1817) (Quillback) - Carpiodes veliferCarpiodes velifer-Introduction:Carpiodes velifer, commonly known as the Highfin carpsucker, can be found throughout the Southeast and the Midwest United States but is most widely distributed in the Southeast. The Highfin carpsucker has been located as far north as upper Michigan, as far west as Nebraska, and in the...
(Rafinesque, 1820) (Highfin carpsucker)