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Mountain Sucker

Pantosteus jordani

Classification

The mountain sucker (Pantosteus platyrhynchus) is a sucker found throughout western North America, on both sides of the Rocky Mountains, including the upper Missouri River, Columbia River, Sacramento River, and Colorado River. It was formerly placed in the genus Catostomus, but was later moved to the genus Pantosteus, while still remaining in the Catostomidae family. Recent phylogenetic studies suggest that it comprises three species: P.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 10Canada · 5