Snake River sucker (Chasmistes muriei)

Scientific name: Chasmistes muriei Miller & Smith, 1981

The Snake River sucker (Chasmistes muriei) is a freshwater fish of the family Catostomidae. Native range: North America, known only from one specimen collected in Snake River below Jackson Dam in Wyoming, USA.

Species facts

Scientific name
Chasmistes muriei
Family
Catostomidae (Suckers)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
North America: known only from one specimen collected in Snake River below Jackson Dam in Wyoming, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Extinct (EX)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Assuming tm>10)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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