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catostomid

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Noun1.catostomid - a cypriniform fish of the family Catostomidae
cypriniform fish - a soft-finned fish of the order Cypriniformes
Catostomidae, family Catostomidae - suckers; closely related to the family Cyprinidae
sucker - mostly North American freshwater fishes with a thick-lipped mouth for feeding by suction; related to carps
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Mutton Creek was dominated by centrarchid and catostomid species.
Distribution of fishes of the Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge, ... by Burskey, Jacob L.; Simon, Thomas P. / Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science
Although the pharyngeal teeth of small catostomids may resemble those of small cyprinids, small catostomids often have a fissure at the tip, whereas adult catostomid pharyngeal teeth have a broad, flattened tip.
Pleistocene vertebrates from the pre-late Wisconsinan Mill Creek ... by Seymour, Kevin L. / Michigan Academician
 
 
 
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