Carpiodes

Carpiodes is a genus of suckers found in freshwater in North America.^[1]

Carpiodes
Carpiodes carpio
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Catostomidae
Subfamily:	Ictiobinae
Genus:	Carpiodes Rafinesque, 1820
Type species
Catostomus cyprinus Lesueur, 1817

Characteristics

The fish in this genus have a long and hook-shaped dorsal fin. They have a silver body and a white to orange pelvic fin. They have a complete lateral line, and have a two-chambered gas chamber.^[2]

Species

There are currently three recognized species in the genus:^[1]

• Carpiodes carpio (Rafinesque, 1820) (River carpsucker)
• Carpiodes cyprinus (Lesueur, 1817) (Quillback)
• Carpiodes velifer (Rafinesque, 1820) (Highfin carpsucker)

References

1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Carpiodes". FishBase. August 2011 version.
2. Page, Lawrence M.; Burr, Brooks M. (2011). Peterson Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes of North America North of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 301. ISBN 978-0547242064.