Erimyzon
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Erimyzon is a genus of suckers native to North America
. There are currently three recognized 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 recognized species in this genus.
Species
- Erimyzon oblongusErimyzon oblongusThe common name of Erimyzon oblongus is the creek chubsucker. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee....
(Mitchill, 1814) (Creek chubsucker ) - Erimyzon sucettaErimyzon sucettaThe common name of Erimyzon sucetta is the lake chubsucker. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee.-Introduction:Erimyzon sucetta , also known as the lake chubsucker, is a cypriniform in the family Catostomidae and this paper will discuss both its current ecology and life history, as...
(Lacépède, 1803) (Lake chubsucker) - Erimyzon tenuis (AgassizLouis AgassizJean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz was a Swiss paleontologist, glaciologist, geologist and a prominent innovator in the study of the Earth's natural history. He grew up in Switzerland and became a professor of natural history at University of Neuchâtel...
, 1855) (Sharpfin chubsucker)