Thoburnia
Thoburnia is a genus of suckers found in the eastern United States. There are currently three recognized species in this genus.
| Thoburnia | |
|---|---|
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| Torrent sucker Thoburnia rhothoeca | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Catostomidae |
| Tribe: | Thoburniinae |
| Genus: | Thoburnia D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1917 |
| Type species | |
| Catostomus rhotothecus Thoburn, 1896 | |
Species
- Thoburnia atripinnis (R. M. Bailey, 1959) (Blackfin sucker)
- Thoburnia hamiltoni Raney & Lachner, 1946 (Rustyside sucker)
- Thoburnia rhothoeca (Thoburn, 1896) (Torrent sucker)
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Thoburnia in FishBase. August 2011 version.
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