Catostomidae
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The Catostomidae are the suckers of the order Cypriniformes, with about 78 species in this family of freshwater fishes. The Catostomidae are almost exclusively native to North America. The only except
White Sucker, Catostomus commersonii
Northern hogsucker, Hypentelium nigricans
Smallfin redhorse, Moxostoma robustum
Smallmouth buffalo, Ictiobus bubalus
Myxocyprinus
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Myxocyprinus is a monotypic genus of freshwater fish in the monotypic subfamily Myxocyprininae within the family Catostomidae, with its only species being Myxocyprinus asiaticus. It grows to about 1.3
Catostomidae
…Catostomidae are almost exclusively native to North America. The only exceptions are Catostomus catostomus, found in both North America and Russia, and Myxocyprinus asiaticus found only in China. In the Ozarks they are a common food fish and a festival is held each year to celebrate them. The bigmouth buffalo, Ictiobus…
Adult Myxocyprynus, mounted specimen
Juveniles are often sold in aquarium stores