Snake River sucker

The Snake River sucker (Chasmistes muriei) is an extinct species of ray-finned fish in the family Catostomidae. It was endemic to the Snake River below Jackson Lake Dam in Wyoming. Described from a single specimen, it is now presumed to be an extinct species.^[4]

Snake River sucker
Conservation status
Extinct (1928^[1])  (IUCN 3.1)^[2]
Presumed Extinct (1928^[1])  (NatureServe)^[3]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Catostomidae
Genus:	Chasmistes
Species:	†C. muriei
Binomial name
†Chasmistes muriei R. R. Miller & G. R. Smith, 1981

See also

• Fish extinctions since 1500
• Fish of the Western United States
• Freshwater fish of the United States

References

 

Wikispecies has information related to Chasmistes muriei.

1. Noel M. Burkhead (September 2012). "Extinction Rates in North American Freshwater Fishes, 1900–2010". BioScience. 62 (9): 801. doi:10.1525/bio.2012.62.9.5. JSTOR 10.1525/bio.2012.62.9.5.
2. NatureServe (2013). "Chasmistes muriei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T4589A3004173. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T4589A3004173.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
3. "Chasmistes muriei". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
4. Trushenski, Jesse T. (10 June 2019). "Pricing the Priceless". American Fisheries Society. from the original on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.