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Bavispe sucker

Catostomus leopoldi Siebert & Minckley, 1986

Status not recordedbony fish

The bavispe sucker (Catostomus leopoldi) is a species in the family Catostomidae, order Cypriniformes.

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Quick facts about the bavispe sucker

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the bavispe sucker live?

Not recorded

Is the bavispe sucker endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the bavispe sucker classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCatostomidae
  6. genusCatostomus
  7. SpeciesCatostomus leopoldi Siebert & Minckley, 1986
Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Bevispe suckerEnglish
  • Fleshylip suckerEnglish
  • pakaprovec LeopoldůvCzech
  • matalote del BavispeSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the bavispe sucker

Other species in the same genus Catostomus.

Red sucker

Catostomus catostomus

CatostomidaeNo free photo yet

Yaqui sucker

Catostomus bernardini

CatostomidaeNo free photo yet

Utah sucker

Catostomus ardens

CatostomidaeNo free photo yet

Bay fish

Catostomus commersonii

CatostomidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the bavispe sucker?

The bavispe sucker (Catostomus leopoldi) belongs to the family Catostomidae in the order Cypriniformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Bavispe sucker (Catostomus leopoldi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/bavispe-sucker

MLA

“Bavispe sucker (Catostomus leopoldi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/bavispe-sucker.

BibTeX
@misc{bavispe_sucker_2026,
  title = {Bavispe sucker (Catostomus leopoldi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bavispe-sucker},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}