Opata sucker
| Opata sucker | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Catostomidae |
| Genus: | Catostomus |
| Species: | C. wigginsi |
| Binomial name | |
| Catostomus wigginsi Herre & Brock in Herre, 1936 | |
The Opata sucker, or matalote Opata (Catostomus wigginsi), is a species of ray-finned fish in the Catostomidae family. It is found only in Mexico.
Sources
- Contreras-Balderas, S. & Almada-Villela, P. 1996. Catostomus wigginsi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Catostomus wigginsi" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
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