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Bavispe Sucker

Catostomus leopoldi Siebert & Minckley 1986

Bavispe sucker

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The Bavispe sucker, in Mexican matalote del Bavispe (Catostomus leopoldi), is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Catostomidae. It is found only in Mexico.

The fish is named in honor of the ecologist, environmentalist and author Aldo Leopold (1887-1948).[2]

References

  1. ^ Contreras-Balderas, S.; Almada-Villela, P. (2019). "Catostomus leopoldi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T4045A2932690. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T4045A2932690.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Families GYRINOCHEILIDAE and CATOSTOMIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
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Bavispe sucker: Brief Summary

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The Bavispe sucker, in Mexican matalote del Bavispe (Catostomus leopoldi), is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Catostomidae. It is found only in Mexico.

The fish is named in honor of the ecologist, environmentalist and author Aldo Leopold (1887-1948).

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